Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey to Uzbekistan Mehmet Süreyya Er visited the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey to Uzbekistan Mehmet Süreyya Er visited the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade.

Prospects for expanding investment and trade-economic cooperation by intensifying negotiations on a number of priority areas identified at the meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission in July this year and at the bilateral meeting of the Presidents of Uzbekistan and Turkey at the summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States were discussed at the meeting.

In this context, aspects of the agreements being developed on intensification of trade relations and mutual recognition of phytosanitary requirements and quarantine control standards by relevant services of Turkey and Uzbekistan were discussed. Issues of strengthening cooperation in logistics and optimizing the system of tariff regulation on a mutually beneficial basis were considered.

Following the meeting, the parties came to the conclusion on the necessity to create a joint working group to intensify trade cooperation and expedite the solution of common issues.