WNAM MONITORING: Dushanbe hosted a regular meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation, chaired by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Abdulla Aripov, and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan, Kohir Rasulzoda.
The heads of delegations noted that trade turnover has recently increased and reached $757 million in 2023. Work has been intensified on implementing joint projects in industrial cooperation, energy, water and agriculture, transport, and logistics. It is planned to increase trade turnover to a billion dollars.
Uzbekistan and Tajikistan pay special attention to creating an international border trade territory, centers for the wholesale distribution of agricultural products in border areas for export to other countries.
