Russia and Uzbekistan plan to increase bilateral trade to $10 billion this year against US$9.3 billion in 2022, Konstantin Zlygostev, Russia’s Trade Representative in Uzbekistan has stated at the opening of the Made in Russia exposition as part of the international construction exhibition UzBuild-2023 in Tashkent.

“The task set by the leaders of the two countries to achieve a trade turnover level of $10 billion, I am sure, it will submit to us already this year.” Zlygostev said, recalling that in 2022, the bilateral trade turnover between the two countries reached US$9.3 billion.

According to the head of the Russian trade mission, an important task in the field of economic cooperation between Russia and Uzbekistan remains the transition of the companies of the two countries from export-import operations to real industrial cooperation.

“We see this as a guarantee for the further growth of our trade turnover,” Zlygostev said.

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