German Lerner, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan, had a meeting today with a delegation from Uzbekistan chaired by Deputy Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan Khurram Teshabaev. The meeting was held at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan.
During the meeting, the parties discussed existing formats of interaction aimed at developing bilateral trade and economic cooperation as well as key joint projects and initiatives.
“Relations between Tatarstan and Uzbekistan are successfully developing in various areas. We believe that we have an opportunity to increase mutual trade indicators. The trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Tatarstan in 2020 was USD 156 million. In 2020, exports to Uzbekistan reached USD 126 million. Imports to Tatarstan amounted to USD 29 million in 2020. There is a successful cooperation between Uzbekistan and Tatarstan,” German Lerner said during his speech.
At the end of the meeting, the parties agreed to continue joint work to develop interregional cooperation and support each other in all spheres of partnership.