The Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade held meetings with the heads of Omani government institutions and companies

From September 30 to October 2, Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan Laziz Kudratov paid a working visit to Muscat, where he held meetings with the heads of Omani government institutions and companies, the press service of the Ministry reports.

During talks with Minister of Economy Khamis bin Saif Al Jabri, as well as Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion Anwar bin Hilal Al Jabri, the sides discussed trade and investment, industrial cooperation, transport and logistics corridors, and other issues on the bilateral agenda.

Dialogue with the Omani business community covered logistics, energy, petrochemicals, electrical engineering, mining, banking and tourism. The parties considered new production and logistics capacities, export routes, energy storage systems, data centres, raw material processing and direct supplies.

Agreements were reached on preparing preferential trade and investment protection agreements, transport corridors and joint projects. The sides are also working on holding a business forum, an exhibition showcasing Uzbekistan’s potential, and meetings with major businesses.