TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, February 24. Uzbekistan
and Afghanistan plan to increase bilateral trade turnover to $5
billion, Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Jamshid Khodjaev wrote
on his social media page, Trend reports.
According to the information, these figures were announced
during a video conference with Afghanistan’s Minister of Industry
and Trade, Nuriddin Azizi.
“In just five years, bilateral trade between our nations has
surged 2.5 times, skyrocketing from $653 million in 2021 to an
impressive $1.7 billion in 2025. We aim to elevate this figure to
$5 billion,” he noted.
“We discussed practical steps to expand trade and economic
cooperation, as well as preparations for the upcoming visit of the
Afghan delegation to Uzbekistan,” he wrote.
Khodjaev added that post-Ramadan, the stakeholders intend to
advance collaboration in a pragmatic manner via a business forum in
Kabul and the formulation of a roadmap delineating key focus
areas.
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