BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 23. Azerbaijan and
Uzbekistan have discussed the economic cooperation between the two
countries, a source in the Azerbaijani Ministry of Economy told
Trend.
The discussion was held during the meeting between the Minister
of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov and Uzbekistan’s Minister of
Investment, Industry and Trade, and Co-Chairman of the
Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan Joint Intergovernmental Commission, Laziz
Kudratov.
The meeting emphasized successfully continuing friendly and
strategic partnership relations between the countries, and noted
the importance of mutual projects in strengthening the economic
cooperation.
Additionally, the parties discussed expanding mutual investments
and trade turnover, implementing joint investment and
infrastructure projects, as well as cooperation in the industrial
sector.
According to the State Customs Committee, the volume of trade
between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan in the first three months of this
year amounted to $89.9 million. The data shows that this figure is
$7.4 million, or 7.6%, lower than the figure for the same period in
2025.
