Uzbekistan, Russia annually to hold business forums

“Needless to say, interregional cooperation is a very promising area. I would like to say something about this. Mr Putin, thank you very much for your assistance. You know, when regions meet they decide a lot directly and there are tangible results. This speaks to the fact that regions want to meet. They want to trade and visit each other. Very good results have been achieved. I have talked to our governors. They will be happy to continue,” the Uzbek leader stated.

“Today, Mr Putin and I agreed to hold business forums in Russia and Uzbekistan in alternate years. I invited Mr Putin to attend a major business forum which we will hold in Bukhara, Khorezm or Samarkand next year,” he said.

“Both presidents attending this forum will be a good follow-up to the intergovernmental agreement on regional cooperation which we signed today. You know, we have things to discuss during our meetings at the interregional level,” Mirzioyev stated.