Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan, led by Minister Jamshid Khodjaev and with the participation of the heads of a number of agricultural departments of the country, received a Turkish delegation led by Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli.

At official meetings in the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan, following the results of bilateral negotiations, the following was signed:

- Roadmap for expanding strategic partnerships in the agro-industrial sector;

- The final protocol of the third meeting of the joint Uzbek-Turkish working group in the field of agriculture;

- Protocol of intent between the agrarian ministries of the two countries on cooperation in the field of agricultural research and development.

The Turkish delegation included director generals of the General Directorate of International Relations (ABDGM) Caglayan Ozzhan Aylin, General Directorate of Development of Agricultural Enterprises (TIGEM) Kuzhabay Sait, General Directorate of Forestry (OGM) Karazhabey Bekir and others.

As part of the meeting, a business forum was held in the capital with the participation of the Minister of Agriculture of Uzbekistan Jamshid Khodjaev and the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Turkey Bekir Pakdemirli.

Key goals of the business forum:

- establishment of new trade and economic relations between the business circles of Turkey and Uzbekistan;

- elaboration of joint projects in the field of seed production, intensive horticulture and greenhouse farms;

- signing of bilateral trade agreements between businessmen of both countries.

The business forum was attended by representatives of state organizations and business circles of Uzbekistan and Turkey.

Jamshid Khodjaev said: “From 2019 until today, the potential of our agriculture has allowed us to attract about US$401 million in Turkish investments for the implementation of 66 projects. To date, 42 projects have been fully launched. More than 80 types of agricultural products, in addition to cotton and grain, were evaluated in terms of exports. The other day we talked with Turkish entrepreneurs, talked about barriers, obstacles, exchanged proposals. Of course, we will work on solving problems and implementing interesting proposals. The creation of communication platforms at various levels in the state-business, business-to-business formats is one of the key tools for better understanding the needs of the parties, attracting investments and new technologies, which, ultimately, should lead to social and economic development.”