TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, March 3. Uzbekistan and
Belarus discussed the implementation of joint projects in the areas
of livestock farming and potato cultivation, Trend reports via the Chamber
of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan.
The issue was brought to the table during a sit-down between
Davron Vakhabov, the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and
Industry of Uzbekistan, and Mikhail Myatlikov, the Chairman of the
Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which took place in
Belarus.
The talks were attended by Belarus’ Deputy Minister of
Agriculture and Food Igor Dorofeychik, Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of Uzbekistan to Belarus Rakhmatulla Nazarov, as
well as representatives of Uzbek businesses.
The sides considered the possibility of implementing joint
agricultural projects in the Vitebsk region, Belarus, on an area of
15,000 hectares. Discussions focused on cooperation mechanisms,
attracting investment, processing agricultural products, and
organizing their export.
In addition, within the framework of developing the HoReCa
sector, the parties reviewed an initiative to open a restaurant of
Uzbek national cuisine in Belarus.
Following the meeting, the parties agreed to proceed to the
practical phase of cooperation and to further elaborate specific
projects.
Meanwhile, trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Belarus
increased by 25% in 2025, reaching nearly $1 billion. In February
2026, contracts worth almost $110 million were signed during the
official visit of a Belarusian government delegation to Uzbekistan,
highlighting both countries’ intention to further expand economic
cooperation.
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