Industrial cooperation, woodworking, pharmaceuticals. Golovchenko outlined areas of cooperation with Uzbekistan

June 20, MINSK. Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko outlined areas of cooperation during a meeting with Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov, BelTA has learned.

On the agenda is the intensification of cooperation in the field of agriculture. "Members of your delegation will have the opportunity to get acquainted with the work of Belarusian dairy complexes, which are based entirely on domestic technologies," the Prime Minister noted.

Belarus is also ready to ensure the supply of wooden house kits for the objects of the tourism industry of Uzbekistan and to furnish them with its own materials and complete with furniture of its own production. “We see potential in the supply of a wide range of other woodworking products. We can offer not only furniture, but also raw materials for the furniture industry of Uzbekistan. These are chipboard, MDF, fiberboard, and plywood,” said Roman Golovchenko.

"In the field of healthcare, all the agreements reached have been taken into serious consideration, including the registration and supply of Uzbek medicines to Belarus, as well as the establishment of the production of pharmaceuticals at facilities in Uzbekistan. We are also ready to deepen cooperation in the field of education," the HEAD of the Belarusian government added.

In 2021, the trade turnover between Belarus and Uzbekistan amounted to $301.9 million and increased by 7.8% compared to 2020, exports - $245.4 million (an increase of 3.3%). The balance is positive - $188.9 million. The main positions of Belarusian exports in 2021 were specific goods, MEAT and meat products, medicines, vinyl chloride polymers, MILK powder , diagnostic reagents. The basis of imports of goods from Uzbekistan was cotton yarn, fresh and dried fruits, specific products, rolled copper, bed linen.

In January-April 2022, the trade turnover amounted to $121.2 million and increased by 32.5% compared to the corresponding period in 2021, exports - $92.6 million (an increase of 17.7%).

103 organizations are registered in Uzbekistan, the founders of which are residents of Belarus, as well as representative offices of Avtopromsnab-spedition LLC, Softclub LLC, AmantisMed LLC, Belvitunifarm OJSC.

On the territory of Uzbekistan, one assembly plant of Belarusian equipment was created with the participation of Belarusian capital - JV LLC "AMKODOR-AGROTEXMASH" (founder - JSC "Amkodor"). Cooperation between MAZ OJSC and KRANTAS GROUP LLC, MTZ OJSC and Uzavtosanoat JSC continues in the field of production of vehicles and tractors.

The Marko company is implementing a joint project for the production of footwear in Uzbekistan. Svetlogorsk Plant of Welding Electrodes LLC is implementing an investment project in this country, for this purpose, MONOLITH ASIA LLC was established in Tashkent. A number of joint projects in the field of pharmaceuticals are also being implemented.