Prime Ministers of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov and Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov took part in the IV Interregional Forum "Uzbekistan - Kazakhstan", which was held in the city of Samarkand.

A business forum was held on the sidelines of the IV Interregional Cooperation Forum "Kazakhstan - Uzbekistan", during which 76 documents worth more than $ 352 million were signed.

During the business forum, heads of ministries, akimats of border regions and about 200 representatives of business circles of the two countries discussed issues of interregional cooperation, development of mutual trade and creation of joint ventures.

In the "B2B" format, mechanisms for deepening cooperation in such promising areas of the economy as metallurgy, construction industry, mechanical engineering, chemical industry, agriculture, food industry, IT and tourism were considered.

Agreements on cooperation in trade, economic, scientific, technical, cultural and humanitarian spheres were signed between the regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Uzbekistan.