Call to enhance Belarus-Uzbekistan cooperation
MINSK, 27 August (BelTA) — Cooperation between Belarus and Uzbekistan should develop further and become stronger, Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova said as she met with Chairperson of the Senate of Uzbekistan Tanzila Narbaeva, BelTA has learned.
“Our countries are indeed friendly. We have a similar mindset. We are connected by a lot of things. Our cooperation is developing on every single front. The tone of our friendly relations is set by our presidents,” Natalya Kochanova said. “When we were preparing for this visit, we got convinced once again that the cooperation roadmap for 2024-2025, which was signed by our presidents, was being successfully implemented. I think that the visit of the prime minister of Uzbekistan to our country will bring new agreements,” Natalya Kochanova said.
According to the speaker, cooperation between the two countries is mutually beneficial. “In the economy, it is the launch of joint productions, supply of goods, exchange of new technologies. We still have a huge potential in our cooperation. There is no doubt about it. We are very happy to state that the most important thing today is probably that we have something to learn from each other. We realize that our cooperation will continue to develop in the future. We, MPs, will do everything to ensure that these relations develop and become stronger,” the speaker of the Council of the Republic emphasized.
The meeting was also attended by members of the Belarusian parliamentary delegation and members of the friendship groups of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Belarusian delegation led by Natalya Kochanova, Chairperson of the Council of the Republic, is on an official visit to Uzbekistan. These days Tashkent is hosting the second Belarus-Uzbekistan Women’s Business Forum. About 100 representatives of the business community and government bodies are taking part in the forum on Belarus’ behalf. The first day featured six sections covering the main areas of Belarus-Uzbekistan cooperation: machine building, light industry, agriculture, chemical and woodworking industries, medical and educational services, and tourism. The main goal of the sessions was to demonstrate Belarus’ economic potential and encourage interest in establishing new contacts.
A plenary session will be held on the second day of the forum. Plans are in place to sign commercial contracts and cooperation documents during the forum. The Council of the Republic recalled the results of the first Belarus-Uzbekistan Women’s Business Forum: 14 memorandums and agreements on cooperation, including an agreement on the establishment of a joint leather and footwear enterprise, and 15 contracts worth over Br90 million (350 billion Uzbek sums) were signed.
