TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 18. On August 17, an Uzbek-Afghan business forum was held in Kabul, timed to coincide with the visit of the Uzbek delegation to Afghanistan, Trend reports.
According to the information, the Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan Laziz Kudratov took part in this event. The forum was attended by representatives of relevant ministries and departments, heads of industry associations, as well as more than 500 representatives of business circles from both countries.
It is reported that during the forum, promising areas for developing cooperation were discussed, including expanding the range of mutually traded goods, strengthening ties between producers and exporters, intensifying business relations, and increasing the number of joint business events and visits.
The forum included a Made in Uzbekistan exhibition, the purpose of which is to increase the volume of mutual trade between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan to 1 billion US dollars. The exhibition featured products from 80 major Uzbek companies operating in the automotive, textile, jewelry, food, electrical, mining and pharmaceutical industries.