A delegation from Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Fishery Union expressed their readiness to utilize Iran’s experience of in aquaculture, aquatic trade, and aquatic feed, calling for Iranian investment in their country.  Citing the Iranian Ministry of Agriculture, the potential areas of fishery cooperation between the two countries were discussed during a meeting between Abbas Mokhtari, the director general of the Agriculture Ministry’s Office of Quality Improvement, and Sharifov, the director of Uzbekistan’s Agriculture Ministry as well as Kadiov, head of Uzbekistan’s Fishery Union.During the meeting, Mokhtari highlighted Iran’s exports of aquatic products and feed to Uzbekistan and announced Iran’s readiness to expand cooperation in such areas. It was agreed that the Uzbek delegation would visit Iranian aquatic feed factories and aquaculture farms during the upcoming Joint Commission meeting of the two countries.  The Uzbek side, referencing the Joint Commission’s scheduled meeting next month, reiterated their readiness to leverage Iran’s expertise in aquaculture, aquatic trade, and feed, and urged Iran to invest in Uzbekistan.  Additionally, according to the head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO), the joint commission document between the two countries will be signed within the next three weeks.  In a Sunday meeting with Shokhrukh Gulamov, the deputy minister of Investments, Industry, and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Mohammad Ali Dehqan Dehnavi, emphasized the need to develop a bilateral trade roadmap.Dehqan noted the preliminary agreements on signing a preferential trade agreement between Iran and Uzbekistan, stating, “The Joint Commission document will be signed within the next three weeks. Accordingly, working groups for technical negotiations can be divided into trade, industrial, financial and banking, agricultural, logistics, mining, and other sectors.”Both sides also discussed the importance of enhancing bilateral trade cooperation and formulating a trade roadmap.  During the meeting, Gulamov emphasized expanding exhibition cooperation, adding, “The draft of the Iran-Uzbekistan Joint Commission is under review across relevant institutions.”  The Uzbek deputy minister expressed satisfaction with the TPO’s support for organizing a joint Iran-Uzbekistan trade conference, stating, “Having a trade partner like Iran is a source of pride, and we hope the trade programs of both sides will proceed optimally.” (ICE TEHERAN)

Fonte notizia: IRAN DAILY