Ambassador Beibut Atamkulov met with Tashkent Khokim Shavkat Umurzakov

Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Uzbekistan Beibut Atamkulov met with the capital's Hokim Shavkat Umurzakov at Tashkent City Hall.

The parties discussed issues of cultural-humanitarian and trade-economic cooperation. The Ambassador emphasized the importance of active interaction between the capitals in the context of dynamic development of interregional ties.

Shavkat Umurzakov, in turn, noted that the tourist flow between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan continues to grow - about 1 million Kazakhs will visit the capital of Uzbekistan in 2024. He also reported about the increase in business activity of Kazakh companies operating in Tashkent in such areas as: construction, education, medicine, financial sector, IT, trade and other sectors.

In addition, he emphasized that within the framework of the instruction given following the visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Kazakhstan, the construction of hotels “Astana” in Tashkent and “Tashkent” in Astana is being worked out. Negotiations with investors on their realization are currently underway.

As a result of negotiations, an agreement was reached on further strengthening of cooperation.

For reference: Such Kazakh companies as Tenge Bank, BI Group, Astana Motors, Freedom Finance, PTC Holding, air carriers Air Astana and Fly Arystan, as well as the largest retail chains Magnum and Galmart are successfully operating in Tashkent.
As of January 1, 2025, 1,041 companies with Kazakh capital were registered in Uzbekistan.