Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 5 /Trend J.Nasibova/
Uzbek National Exhibition Company Zar Expo invited Azerbaijani businessmen to take part in the II International Exhibition of food products in Uzbekistan - FoodExpo Uzbekistan.
This is stated in a report published on Wednesday on the official website of the Azerbaijan Fund Export and Investment Promotion (AZPROMO).
Zar Expo also invites Azerbaijani entrepreneurs to participate in the exhibition AqroExpo Uzbekistan, which will present agricultural machinery.
These events will be held on May 14-16, 2013 in the capital of Uzbekistan - Tashkent.
The organizers will provide 20 percent discount for companies from Azerbaijan.
Participation in such events may be of interest to Azerbaijani companies. Food production increased by 7.6 percent in January-October 2012 compared to the same period last year. Sausage production increased by 2.5 percent to 1.7 million tons, oil - by 64.9 per cent (53.4 tons), butter - 1.8 percent (19.4 tons), margarine - 23.3 percent (18.2 thousand tons).
Trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan amounted to $15.7 million for the first nine months of 2012, $11 million of which accounted for export.