Uzbekistan, Russia ink agreements for US$16bn

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- Uzbekistan and Russian signed a package of agreements for over US$15.8 billion, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev stated in Moscow during his state visit to Russia.

“I am pleased to note that during this visit we have signed a package of agreements on implementing major investment projects worth US $12 billion and trade contracts worth US$3.8 billion. Mr Putin, this has never happened before,” the Uzbek President said.

“This is the real result of the work that we have done in conjunction with colleagues from Russia over the past three to four months,” he noted.