Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan express interest in implementing joint projects

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 20. Uzbekistan and
Kazakhstan are interested in establishing close cooperation between
the enterprises of the two countries in the implementation of joint
projects, Trend
reports.

According to the official source of Uzbekistan, this opinion was
voiced during a meeting of representatives of the Uzcharmsanoat
association with a delegation headed by Deputy Chairman of the
Industrial Development Committee of the Ministry of Industry and
Infrastructure Development of Kazakhstan Olzhas Saparbekov.

It was attended by associations and entrepreneurs of the two
countries working in the leather and footwear sector, and the
agenda included the issue of further development of bilateral
cooperation and the implementation of joint projects.

Saparbekov noted that Uzbekistan is considered a country with
authority in the leather and shoe industry not only in the Central
Asian region, but also in the CIS and in the international arena,
and also added that about 50 percent of the Kazakh leather and shoe
market is occupied by products manufactured in Uzbekistan

At the same time, the parties discussed the issue of increasing
exports of finished leather, shoes, and fur products of Uzbek
production to Kazakhstan.

Furthermore, the prospects for further cooperation and the
organization of business missions of enterprises of the two
countries to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan were discussed in
detail.