Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — A Welcome & Orientation session was held in Samarkand on 19 October, marking the launch of the C5+1 business programme during the visit of a US delegation led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade reported.
The event was organised by the ministry in cooperation with the American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce. At the opening, Uzbekistan’s Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade Laziz Kudratov outlined priorities for investment and technological cooperation and reaffirmed the ministry’s readiness to support the implementation of joint initiatives.
Representatives of more than 400 companies are participating in the business programme. They include over 100 US companies, around 100 companies from other Central Asian countries and 200 Uzbek enterprises.
US Assistant Secretary of Commerce David Vogel delivered welcoming remarks. Representatives of Wabtec, Franklin Templeton, Traxys and Aquatech also presented their companies’ prospects for cooperation.
The programme covers six areas: digital technologies; education and healthcare; mineral resources; energy and transport; agriculture and textiles; and finance and investment.
The event also includes direct business-to-business (B2B) negotiations between companies and business-to-government (B2G) meetings involving companies and government bodies.
