TASHKENT: President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a state visit to Kazakhstan on August 7-8, Trend reports, citing the press service of the president of Kazakhstan.
According to the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Uzbekistan, the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan business forum will take place in Astana on August 7.
The business forum, which will be organized by the Ministry of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan and QazTrade JSC, will be held as part of the visit of the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, to Kazakhstan.
As the Embassy noted, the purpose of the forum is to establish direct contacts, intensify trade relations between Kazakh enterprises and potential buyers, and conduct bilateral meetings.
Meanwhile, Uzbekistan’s trade turnover volume with Kazakhstan amounted to $1.5 billion from January through May 2024. This figure is 21 percent lower year-on-year ($1.9 billion in January-May 2023).
Kazakhstan was Uzbekistan’s third-largest international trading partner. The country accounts for 5.9 pe
rcent of Uzbekistan’s commercial turnover.
The volume of exports to Kazakhstan from Uzbekistan amounted to $485.5 million, while the imports from Kazakhstan reached $1 billion during this period.
Source: Trend News Agency