Uzbek-Russian trade turnover makes up US$3.8bn in 2008

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Bilateral trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Russia made up over US$3.8 billion in 2008, Jahon news agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan reported.

As earlier reported, trade between two states grew 9% year-on-year to US$2.842 billion in ten months of 2008.

Russia is the largest trade partner of Uzbekistan. Usually, the share of Russia in Uzbekistan’s total foreign trade turnover accounts about 20%.