TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 22. Uzbek specialists are set to develop an intensive fruit orchard named “Friendship” in Azerbaijan’s Fuzuli district, Uzbekistan’s Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade Laziz Kudratov said at the fourth Uzbekistan-Azerbaijan Regional Forum in Tashkent, Trend's speial correspondent reports.
“In Azerbaijan, Uzbek specialists are, in turn, beginning work on the development of the ‘Friendship’ intensive fruit orchard in Fuzuli district,” Kudratov said.
According to him, strengthening direct cooperation between the regions creates opportunities for joint projects in agribusiness and food production.
Kudratov noted that Syrdarya region and Fuzuli, as well as Kashkadarya region and Beylagan, could focus on horticulture, deep processing of agricultural products and the production of finished food products.
The fourth Uzbekistan-Azerbaijan Regional Forum focuses on expanding interregional economic cooperation and implementing joint investment and trade projects. The forum is being held in Tashkent and aims to further develop direct ties between the regions of the two countries and expand cooperation in investment, industry and trade.
