A delegation of Surkhandarya region visits Hairaton
13/12/2018 22:38
A delegation of Surkhandarya region visits Hairaton
13/12/2018 22:38
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 12 December 2018, a delegation from Surkhandarya region headed by khokim Bahodir Pulatov, at the invitation of the Governor of Balkh province of Afghanistan, Muhammad Iskhak Rahguzar, visited the Afghan border town of Hairatan.
According to the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Afghanistan, the delegation of Surkhandarya region familiarized with the activities and technical capabilities of the river port, land ports number 2 and number 3 of the city of Hairaton, the railway station of the same name, as well as the Hairaton Terminal refinery. It was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan.
The Governor of Balkh Province, welcoming the guests, expressed particular appreciation and gratitude to President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev for the assistance rendered to Afghanistan and the efforts being made by the international community to resolve the long-standing Afghan problem.
According to him, over the past years, especially after the visit of the Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani to Tashkent in December 2017 and a number of other summits, bilateral trade and economic relations have expanded significantly, Uzbekistan has been actively involved in restoring the economy of Afghanistan.
In Balkh province, the Hairaton-Mazar-i-Sharif railway, built by Uzbek specialists, has been successfully operating for several years, which largely contributed to the development of the economy and trade, as well as the construction of socio-economic facilities in the country.
The governor noted that the leadership of Afghanistan recommended business structures to diversify the main directions of trade and economic relations from the southern to the northern route. This contributed to a significant increase in bilateral trade.
Uzbek Ambassador Yadgarhoja Shadmanov provided information on developing Uzbek-Afghan relations in the political, trade, economic, cultural, humanitarian and other fields.
Khokim of Surkhandarya region noted that the purpose of this meeting is to strengthen direct interregional contacts, search for new trading partners and exchange views on business and investment opportunities in Uzbekistan and Afghanistan.
Currently, in Surkhandarya region, more than 90 firms with participation of Afghan businessmen and business circles of the two countries are ready to step up their cooperation in various fields.
The sides emphasized that the expansion of trade, economic and investment relations on mutually beneficial conditions plays an important role in strengthening peace and stability in Afghanistan and in the region as a whole.
After the completion of the official part of the event, members of the Uzbek delegation held meetings with their Afghan counterparts in specialized departments in the B2B format, during which they discussed specific issues of increasing cooperation in the trade and economic sphere.
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