Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- At the seventeenth plenary meeting of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis, the Law "On the accession of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the international agreement on olive oil and table olives (Geneva, 9 October 2015)" was considered.

It was noted that the main purpose of the Agreement is to harmonize national and international legislation in the field of olive cultivation, facilitate the exchange of information, coordinate research work, encourage technical cooperation and research in the field of olive cultivation and oil production.

During the discussions, it was emphasized that Uzbekistan has significant potential in this direction. For example, olives are grown in Jarkurgan and Oltinsoi districts of Surkhandarya region and Uchkuprik district of Ferghana region on an area of about 20 hectares. At the same time, the country does not yet have scientifically based standards and recommendations on agricultural techniques for growing and processing olives.

The senators noted that the adoption of this law and the accession of our country to an international agreement will open up a number of opportunities for the further development of the industry in our country.

Thus, opportunities will be created for growing new olive plantations, launching enterprises for their processing, including in close scientific, technical and investment cooperation with foreign countries.

As part of the consideration of this Law, it was emphasized that the document does not contradict the international obligations of our country and domestic legislation and fully meets the fundamental interests of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The law was approved by the senators.