CCI hostsa meeting with the Chairman of the Turkic Council Rifat Hisarchiklioglu

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 4 October, a meeting with the Chairman of the Turkic Council Rifat Hisarchiklioglu was held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan.

Welcoming the guest, the chairman of the CCI Adkham Ikramov congratulated on the appointment of R. Hisarchiklioglu as president of the Turkic Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Mr. Hisarchiklioglu also expressed gratitude for the warm welcome and noted that this visit was possible only thanks to the political will and efforts of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of the Republic of Turkey R.T. Erdogan aimed at developing bilateral cooperation between our countries.

During the conversation, practical aspects of bilateral relations were discussed, including proposals for a schedule of upcoming Uzbek-Turkish contacts at various levels.

He also said that there was great interest from the Turkish business community to participate in the upcoming Turkic investment and business forum, the Turkish delegation of Turkish business circles amounted to 120 people, including those operating in Uzbekistan.

Adkham Ikramov, in turn, said that about 300 foreign participants are expected to participate in the Turkic Investment and Business Forum, including 120 business circles in Turkey, 47 from Azerbaijan, 120 from Kazakhstan, 10 from Hungary, as well as 200 business circles of Uzbekistan.

Noting the importance of developing cooperation within the framework of the Turkic Council, Rifat Hisarchiklioglu said that he would be glad to see the CCI of Uzbekistan among the members of the Turkic CCI.

In this context, he proposed to consider the issue of the entry of the CCI of Uzbekistan into the Turkic CCI within the framework of the upcoming Summit of the Turkic Council in Baku (Azerbaijan) on October 14-15, 2019.

Hisarchiklioglu expressed confidence that the participation of the CCI of Uzbekistan in the work of the Organization will open up new perspectives.

The parties also focused on the dynamically developing relationship between the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan and the Union of Chambers of Commerce and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey.

Following the meeting, Adkham Ikramov expressed hope for further fruitful work, which will make a significant contribution to strengthening cooperation between Uzbekistan and Turkey.