BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 15
By Sadraddin Aghjayev - Trend:
The Uzbek Agency for the Regulation of the Alcohol and Tobacco Market and the Development of Winemaking will sign a contract with Azerbaijan for the supply of glass containers worth $1 million, Shokhabbos Sangilov, representative of the agency, told Trend on Dec. 15.
Sangilov said that it is planned to start to supply glass containers to Azerbaijan in 2022.
“Our agency has a long-standing experience of cooperation with Azerbaijan in the production of pomegranate, cherry and quince wine,” the representative of the agency added. “We have a joint plant with Azerbaijan for the production of fruit wine under the Tovuz brand in Uzbekistan.”
“We, as a producer of this wine, export it to the European markets,” Sangilov said. “Moreover, we plan to increase the production of our products, as well as open another joint venture with Azerbaijan for the production of wine in Uzbekistan.”
“A new enterprise will be established because we see a great demand for our products,” the representative of the agency said.
Sangilov also said that the agency is now considering the issue of concluding a contract for the supply of glass containers to Azerbaijan.
“There is a great demand for bottled products in Azerbaijan and there are factories in our country that are ready to meet the needs of Azerbaijan in this sphere,” the representative of the agency said. “There are no obstacles between our countries for the implementation of joint business initiatives.”
“In this regard, we have ambitious plans to expand mutually beneficial cooperation between our countries,” the representative of the agency said.
Sangilov added that the products worth more than $500,000 are supplied to Europe under the Tovuz brand annually.
“After opening a joint venture with Azerbaijan, we plan to increase this figure to $1 million,” Sangilov said.
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