Uzbekistan and Russia have a portfolio of more than 200 joint projects worth nearly $6 billion, Spot was told by the secretariat of Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev.
The third meeting of the Council of Regions of Russia and Uzbekistan was held in Fergana on October 6. Representatives from all regions of Uzbekistan, 17 Russian regions and around 400 entrepreneurs from the two countries took part.
The meeting focused on developing direct ties between the regions, expanding industrial cooperation, trade, investment and joint projects. All 14 regions of Uzbekistan maintain ties with more than 50 Russian regions. The joint cooperation portfolio includes more than 200 projects worth nearly $6 billion, the deputy prime minister said.
“This confirms that the regions are one of the strong foundations of our partnership in achieving strategic objectives”, Khodjaev said.
According to Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, Russian and Uzbek regions have held around 100 joint events since the beginning of 2026. In April, more than 60 Russian regions and all 14 regions of Uzbekistan participated in the Innoprom. Central Asia exhibition in Tashkent.
During the meeting, the sides exchanged four documents — three interregional agreements and one commercial agreement. In particular, the Fergana and Omsk regions signed a cooperation agreement in the industrial sector.
The Surkhandarya region and Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Krai signed an agreement on cooperation in trade and economic, scientific and technical, cultural and humanitarian spheres. The Namangan region and Dagestan agreed on an action plan to implement their agreement on trade and economic, scientific and technical, and social and cultural cooperation.
In addition, the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade and Wildberries exchanged an investment agreement. The document provides for the construction of a Class A logistics complex.
The Council also included a joint meeting of the Russian-Uzbek and Uzbek-Russian Business Councils, three thematic sessions on industry and investment, cultural and humanitarian cooperation, and energy, as well as the Russian-Uzbek Business Forum. The next meeting of the Council of Regions of Russia and Uzbekistan will be held in Omsk.
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