An agreement has been reached to take cooperation between the regions of Uzbekistan and the Pakistani province of Punjab to a new level

Ambassador of Uzbekistan Alisher Tukhtayev met with the Governor of Punjab Province Sardar Salim Haider Khan during his visit to Lahore, the correspondent of ‘‘Dunyo’’ news agency reports.

During the talks, issues of developing bilateral trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation between the regions, expanding mutual ties in new promising areas were discussed.

The parties noted that bilateral trade turnover is increasing annually and in 2024 it exceeded 400 million dollars, trade volumes are increasing due to new types of products annually by at least 10-12 percent, all conditions have been created for establishing industrial cooperation between the regions.

The Governor noted that the Punjab region is connected with Uzbekistan by deep historical and cultural roots, and similar values ​​​​and traditions serve the development of trade and economic relations between our countries, the widespread use of public diplomacy.

“We highly value relations with Uzbekistan at both the governmental and regional levels. We fully support the initiative to develop interregional relations and projects within its framework aimed at improving the well-being of our peoples. We are ready to jointly implement these projects”, – he said.

The Governor highly appreciated the organization of the industrial exhibition “Made in Uzbekistan”, which was held in Lahore on February 11-13, and noted that regular organization of such events will serve to increase mutual awareness of entrepreneurs of both sides.

“This exhibition has become an important step in the development of trade relations. An opportunity has been created for business circles to outline new directions and opportunities. Many areas of industry in the Punjab region are also highly developed, and we are ready to establish contacts and exchange experience with economic sectors, industrial centers and free economic zones of Uzbekistan in specific areas”, – the Governor suggested.

In order to further deepen cooperation between the Punjab region and the regions of Uzbekistan and establish direct contacts between entrepreneurs of the regions, an agreement was reached to organize a visit to Uzbekistan by Governor Sardar Salim Haider Khan accompanied by a regional business delegation, as well as to hold business negotiations and discussions between experts in the B2B format.