Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan and Slovakia aim to increase bilateral trade to US$300 million and expand investment cooperation. The issues were discussed on 15 October in Bratislava at the second meeting of the Uzbek-Slovak Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation.
The meeting was co-chaired by Akram Aliyev, Deputy Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan, and Vladimir Šimonják, State Secretary of Slovakia’s Ministry of Economy.
The parties reviewed prospects for industrial cooperation and joint projects in automotive manufacturing, energy, pharmaceuticals, transport infrastructure and digitalisation.
The meeting also included talks with representatives of Matador Holding, DATAPAC, Betamont, Saneca Pharmaceuticals, MicroStep-MIS and SOITRON. Participants identified promising areas for further cooperation.
Following the meeting, the parties signed a protocol formalising the agreements reached. The next meeting of the intergovernmental commission is scheduled to take place in Tashkent in June 2027.
