Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart
Tokayev arrived in Uzbekistan for a working visit. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev
welcomed the Head of State at Urgench International Airport.
The heads of state visited one of
Uzbekistan’s leading light industry enterprises - a carpet factory in Khiva,
which supplies products to the domestic market, as well as CIS countries, China
and the U.S. The presidents also toured an exhibition showcasing Uzbek
industrial goods, including specialized machinery, electrical equipment,
horticultural achievements, and products of chemical, food and pharmaceutical
industries. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Shavkat Mirziyoyev highlighted the
importance of establishing export-oriented enterprises in border regions.
At the informal meeting the heads
of state discussed issues of strengthening the Kazakh-Uzbek strategic
partnership and alliance. The trade turnover amounted to about $4.5 billion last
year. To date, the sides implement 60 joint projects in industry, energy,
transport and logistics, and agro-industrial complex, with an investment volume
of over $ 2.5 billion. The project of construction of the Central Asia
International Center for Industrial Cooperation is progressing successfully as
well. President Tokayev marked that the alliance between Kazakhstan and
Uzbekistan is a vital necessity, since only joint work can ensure the
sustainable development of the countries. He supported the adoption of the
Strategic Partnership and Alliance Program between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
until 2034.
