Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- On 18 January 2019, within the framework of the participation of the Uzbek delegation in the 84th International Exhibition “Green Week - 2019” in Berlin, talks were held between Deputy Minister of Innovation and Development of Uzbekistan Oybek Norinbayev and Vice-Minister of Agriculture of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Marjolijn Sonnema.
According to the embassies of Uzbekistan in the Benelux countries and the Netherlands in Uzbekistan (with residence in Moscow), the parties discussed in detail the upcoming joint plans for 2019, previously worked out by the diplomatic missions of two countries. In particular, the Dutch side confirmed the participation of a wide range of Dutch companies at exhibitions in Tashkent and Namangan, such as AgroWorld, FlowerExpo and Tech Agro.
Marjolijn Sonnema confirmed that during her stay in Uzbekistan, the delegation will pay a visit to Namangan region to discuss trade and investment issues, get acquainted in detail with the agricultural potential, the business climate of the region.
The parties agreed to organize a representative pavilion of the Netherlands at the international exhibition AgroTech Uzbekistan in Tashkent in June 2019. The Netherlands also assured that it is open to organizing workshops in Uzbekistan, and also invited Uzbek companies to participate in the international flower exhibition Floriada in Holland.
In turn, the Uzbek side invited Dutch companies to take part in the international exhibition FlowerExpo in Tashkent and Namangan in May 2019.
In general, the parties confirmed their interest in further expanding the ways of cooperation on the basis of mutually beneficial proposals and projects received through the diplomatic missions of the two countries.
