Uzbekistan, Latvia agree to develop transport cooperation
15/10/2013 14:30
Uzbekistan, Latvia agree to develop transport cooperation
15/10/2013 14:30
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Minister of Foreign Economic Affairs, Investments and Trade of Uzbekistan Elyor Ganiyev held negotiations with the Minister of Transport of Latvia Anrijs Matiss on 14 October and the sides agreed to develop transport cooperation.
During the meeting, Anrijs Matiss said that transport cooperation between Latvia and Uzbekistan is developing successfully, but there are huge untapped potential.
The meeting of the Latvian-Uzbek intergovernmental commission, which took place in September, and the Uzbek President’s upcoming visit to Latvia is yet another step towards strengthening our cooperation, Latvian official said.
Ganiyev noted that Uzbekistan has been using Latvia’s transport infrastructure -- ports, railway and roads -- for more than two decades already, and that it saw a potential for expanding this cooperation.
He said that Uzbekistan is looking for optimal transport and logistics solutions in order to increase its exports of agricultural produce to the EU, and Latvia is currently Uzbekistan’s third biggest trade partner in the bloc.
Matiss called on Uzbekistan to use Latvian ports for storing and shipping fruit and other produce to Northern Europe. The Latvian minister also called Uzbek entrepreneurs to invest in Latvian free-ports and special economic zones where they can set up plants, as well as processing, reloading and distribution centers.
During the meeting the officials agreed that the transport corridor, which is currently being used for shipping nonlethal cargo to Afghanistan, should be transformed into a commercial cargo shipping route, which would be advantageous for both Latvia and Uzbekistan. The ministers also noted successful cooperation on aviation, as Uzbekistan Airways uses Riga airport for its Tashkent-Riga-New York route.
President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov paid a visit to Latvia on 16-17 October 2013 on invitation of the President of Latvia Andris Berzins.
During the meetings and negotiations with the Latvian leadership, the sides will discuss issues of gradual development of multifaceted Uzbek-Latvian relations, important regional and international issues.
In the result of the visit it is planned to adopt a joint statement of the heads of the states and sign several documents directed at further strengthening bilateral cooperation in political, trade-economic, transport-communication spheres and in the field of protection of environment.
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