TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN THE WEST KAZAKHSTAN REGION AND UZBEKISTAN IS ACTIVELY DEVELOPING

First Deputy Akim of the West Kazakhstan Region Mukhtar Mankeev met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Republic of Kazakhstan Saidikram Niyazkhodzhayev in Uralsk.

During the meeting, M. Mankeev highlighted the development and cooperation in the field of agriculture, including the supply of products (seeds, grains, meat). Also, the creation of joint tour packages that promote the development of business and ethno-tourism.

It is important to note that trade and economic cooperation is actively developing between the parties. Thus, within the framework of the II Forum of Interregional Cooperation between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in Urgench, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between "Steklo – Service" LLP (RK) and "Steklo-Service LTD" JV LLC (RU).

According to statistics for January-March 2021, the foreign trade turnover of the region with the Republic of Uzbekistan amounted to 1.6 million US dollars, including exports-1.4 million US dollars, imports-233.2 thousand US dollars.

During the meeting, the parties also discussed the issues of migrant workers. Since the beginning of the year, 808 labor migrants from Uzbekistan have been registered in the migration authorities, and 3,555 people have been registered in 2020.

According to the monitoring of attracting foreign labor to the West Kazakhstan region, today, 103 enterprises and organizations in the region employ 14,696 people, 396 of them are seasonal workers. In general, foreign labor is attracted to the mining industry, as well as to the agricultural and construction industries.

Saidikram Niyazkhodjayev emphasized the development of digitalization in the region, noting that the Uzbek side is analyzing successful projects. M. Mankeev offered to get acquainted with the work of the IT-Hub and further cooperation in the field of digitalization.

Mr. Ambassador expressed special gratitude to the West Kazakhstan region for the assistance provided during the pandemic to provide a transit corridor for the export of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

It is also worth noting that during the visit to the region, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary visited the facilities where citizens of Uzbekistan work, such as the Ulanov PS farm and the Grand House residential complex construction project.