Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan and Hungary have discussed opportunities to expand trade, economic and investment cooperation, including potential projects in agriculture, information technology, manufacturing, tourism and transport.
The issues were discussed at a meeting between Davron Vakhabov, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan, and Hungarian Ambassador to Uzbekistan Jozsef Rozsa.
The two sides considered ways to increase bilateral trade turnover and expand the range of goods exported and imported by both countries.
Potential areas of cooperation include dual education, livestock farming, poultry farming, automotive manufacturing and tourism. The discussions also covered cooperation in labour migration and ways to optimize freight transportation, including the establishment of railway hubs and the launch of regular block train services.
The Hungarian side expressed interest in implementing projects in agriculture and water management, introducing modern banking IT systems and establishing regional IT hubs in Uzbekistan.
The parties also discussed the possibility of establishing Uzbek logistics centres in Hungary to improve domestic companies' access to the European Union market.
Following the meeting, the sides agreed to work with the Hungarian Export Promotion Agency (HEPA) to attract leading Hungarian companies to the international forum New Uzbekistan: Crossroads of Global Markets.
They also plan to organize a business forum in Hungary in the first quarter of 2027.
