Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Jamshid Khojaev met in Kabul with Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan Abdul Ghani Mullah Baradar.
The extended meeting of representatives of ministries and departments of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan was attended by heads of the ministries of energy, water resources, mining and geology, agriculture, investment, industry and trade, transport, foreign affairs, as well as a number of other departments, industry agencies and associations of Uzbekistan .
During the working visit, topics of cooperation in trade, economic and other spheres were raised, the press service of the Ministry of Investment reports . Issues such as the implementation of the project for the construction of the Surkhan – Puli-Khumri power line, the restart and activation of the activities of trading houses of Uzbekistan in Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif, and the opening of a representative office of Uzbekistan Temir Yollari JSC in Afghanistan were discussed
Other topics of discussion were related to international cargo transportation, customs regulation and prospects for the exploration and development of mineral deposits.
As part of the visit of the Uzbek delegation to Kabul, an exhibition of national products produced in Uzbekistan was held, as well as B2B and G2B meetings with the participation of representatives of government agencies of the two countries and the business community.
As a result of the working visit, trade export-import contracts and agreements were signed in the fields of agriculture, textile industry, transport and logistics, chemical industry, pharmaceuticals, building materials, leather and footwear industry, and electrical industry. The total amount of projects amounted to 1 billion 185 million dollars.
