BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 24
By Klavdiya Romakayeva - Trend:
Slovakia sees the opportunities in the comprehensive cooperation with Uzbekistan in water management and forestry spheres, the Ministry of Economy of Slovakia told Trend.
According to the Slovak ministry, in connection with the program of modernization and diversification of industry and infrastructure development in Uzbekistan, there is room for Slovak companies operating in the field of technology and equipment supply.
“We, therefore, recommend offering and exporting, in particular, such goods and equipment that are absolutely necessary for the current development, construction and modernization of the Uzbek economy in terms of the government priorities,” the ministry said.
According to the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan, Adham Ikramov, the automotive, agricultural and textile industries are key economic areas with the high potential for future cooperation.
“These are the sectors which have in Slovakia quite a long tradition mainly in providing technologies and suitable solutions that were significantly present also in the foreign trade between Slovakia and Uzbekistan in the past,” the ministry noted.
Also, the ministry added that Slovakia sees the opportunities in comprehensive water management and forestry as well, emphasizing the need to intensify the dialogue through the Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation.
It is noted that the first meeting was scheduled to take place in Tashkent in June 2020, but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“Within the context of identifying concrete steps that could contribute to the strengthening of mutual relations, the opening of a residential embassy or a trade office of Uzbekistan in Slovakia could be one of the instruments that would help achieve a more intensive cooperation too,” the ministry stressed.
The ministry also named other areas for cooperation with Uzbekistan, including:
• Energy, alternative energy sources;
• Projects to minimize the impact of drying of the Aral Sea, the safety of waterworks, hydropower, energy-saving irrigation systems, pumps, biological wastewater treatment plants;
• Agriculture, food, vegetable and fruit processing (supplies of modern technological lines for meat, fruit and vegetable processing), storage and air-conditioned premises, poultry and fish farming;
• Healthcare, supplies of medical devices, equipment, dental equipment - investment project (Chirana Asia – production of respirators and anesthesiology devices in Tashkent) and pharmaceuticals;
• Engineering, chemical and construction industries - modernization of plants, supplies of equipment for the mining industry, know-how in the production of components for the automotive industry; modernization and expansion of the production of building materials;
• Transport infrastructure and service technologies (monitoring, electronic toll collection, camera and radar systems, management for safe rail transport, equipment for airports and air service operations);
• IT and eco-technologies (including collection, separation and secondary processing of waste, electrification of means of transport - charging equipment and supply of Slovak production).
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