Baku, Azerbaijan, March 16
By Fikret Dolukhanov – Trend:
UzTrade JSC under the Uzbek Foreign Trade Ministry signed a contract with American Golden Natural Product Inc. company on export of $500,000 dried fruit and vegetable production, the press office of the Uzbek Ministry announced on March 16.
The contract was signed with aim at expanding the export of Uzbek goods on the US market and is implemented within the framework of agreements between UzTrade JSC and UzAmerican Trade Corp., the company’s trade firm in the US.
The agreements were signed during Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s official visit to New York.
The first batch of the UzKand-branded dried fruit and vegetables has already been shipped.
UzTrade plans to export to the US 23 tons of the Khorazm rice until the end of the week.
UzTrade is a commercial organization established in the Uzbek Foreign Trade Ministry’s system. Its key goal is expansion of export potential of the country by thorough support of entrepreneurs, involved in the export activity, increase of production competitiveness and general development of business environment.
The company has a developed foreign trade infrastructure. The company has established and continues to establish trade firms in other countries to promote the Uzbek production export.