09/11/10 - Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan to expand economic cooperation

Дата публикации: Jan 19, 2012 12:47:52 PM

Photo: National Exhibition of Azerbaijan in Tashkent (by Alo Abdullayev) The National Exhibition of the Republic of Azerbaijan was held at the Uzexpocenter in Tashkent on 5-7 November. About 170 companies from all regions of Azerbaijan presented their products and services at the event, organized to expand trade and economic cooperation between the two states. They represented sectors like fuel and energy, transport, construction, food, information technologies, healthcare, education, culture, tourism, environment and others. Uzbekistan exports to Azerbaijan cars, ferrous metals, electric and mechanical equipment, optical instruments, agricultural produce, and provides services in transport, tourism and other areas. Azerbaijan supplies to Uzbekistan mainly mechanical equipment, medicaments, plastic goods, sugar and confectionery products, organic chemical products, leather goods and paint extracts.

The two countries cooperate in supply of airplane parts, repair and technical service of airplanes, teaching pilots and technical and engineering personnel.

Among the exhibits at the event were textile, agricultural and food products, furniture, construction materials, chemical products and others – about 2,000 types of products in general.

Tens of Azerbaijani companies signed cooperation contracts with Uzbek firms and companies at the exhibition.

UzA, Nodira Manzurova, Madina Umarova, 8 November 2010, 20:41