The Andzijan Regional Trading House was opened in the Vitebsk region of Belarus. It specializes in promoting and selling products manufactured by enterprises from the Uzbek region.
The opening ceremony was attended by the Hokim of the Andzijan region, Shukhratbek Abdurakhmanov, the leadership of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, as well as representatives from both regions.
The new trading house will serve not only as a retail space but also as a modern exhibition hall. It features ready-made clothing, food products, handmade goods, and other export-oriented items produced by enterprises in the Andzijan region, intended for Belarusian and foreign buyers.
The launch of the trading house is aimed at expanding the presence of Andzijan regional products in the Belarusian market, increasing export volumes, and creating additional opportunities for local producers. The parties noted that the opening of this trade facility marks another stage in the development of trade and economic interaction between the Andzijan and Vitebsk regions, contributing to the strengthening of interregional ties between Uzbekistan and Belarus.
The Trade House of Uzbekistan has commenced operations in Minsk, and its opening was timed to coincide with the official visit of the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, to Belarus. This was reported by the press service of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The new facility is located at Pobedy Street, 63V, and covers an area of 261.3 square meters. It will continuously showcase electrical goods, textiles, household items, agricultural products, and other export goods produced in Uzbekistan, which will be supplied to the Belarusian market wholesale.
The opening ceremony was attended by Jamshid Khodjaev, Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan; Yuri Shuleiko, Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus; Davron Vakhabov, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan; and Mikhail Myatlikov, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Belarus.
According to Davron Vakhabov, the volume of mutual trade between the two countries has already approached one billion US dollars. Furthermore, the leaders of Uzbekistan and Belarus set a goal to increase this amount to two billion US dollars. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry noted that this location will expand the presence of Uzbek products in the Belarusian market, create new opportunities for local producers, and promote the development of direct ties between entrepreneurs, as well as the implementation of joint investment and production projects.
The government of Belarus emphasized that the trade house is intended to serve as a showcase for Uzbekistan's export potential, as well as to facilitate business contacts and the launch of joint enterprises. The opening of the trade house marks the next stage of interaction between the chambers of commerce of both nations. Previously, during the visit of the delegation of the Government of Belarus to Uzbekistan in February, the parties held a business forum that concluded with the signing of contracts and agreements worth almost 110 million US dollars. At the same time, the Tashkent restaurant of Uzbek cuisine opened in Minsk.
An official delegation from the Andijan region, led by Hokim Shukhratbek Abdurakhmanov during an official visit to Belarus, held negotiations with the Chairman of the Grodno Regional Executive Committee, Yuri Karaev.
As a result of the meeting, the parties identified four key areas for developing trade and economic ties, as well as for implementing joint investment projects.
One of the main areas of cooperation will be the livestock sector. The parties are considering the possibility of acquiring unused livestock complexes in the Grodno region to create meat processing facilities intended to supply the Uzbek market.
A project for growing high-yield potato varieties in the Grodno region was also discussed, which will cover an area of about 3000 hectares.
Furthermore, an agreement was reached on the supply of quality timber from Belarus, which will serve as necessary raw material for furniture production enterprises in Uzbekistan.
The development of cooperation in the furniture industry will proceed in stages. In the initial phase, producers from the Grodno region will be provided with trade space in a large furniture center located in the Altynkulsky district of the Andijan region. In the future, the parties plan to establish joint furniture production facilities directly in Uzbekistan.
At the conclusion of the negotiations, representatives of the Andijan and Grodno regions confirmed their readiness for further expansion of trade, economic, and investment cooperation, agreeing to ensure the implementation of the approved projects in the shortest possible time.
