Belarus and Uzbekistan

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Uzbekistan were established on January 21, 1993. The Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Republic of Uzbekistan was opened in February 1994. The Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Republic of Belarus started its work in March 2018.

In September 2018, President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko paid an official visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan. During the visit, 19 bilateral documents were signed in different areas of cooperation.

On July 31 – August 1, 2019 President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev paid an official visit to the Republic of Belarus. During the visit, a number of important events were organized: the first Forum of regions of Belarus and Uzbekistan, National exhibition «Made in Uzbekistan», Days of Uzbekistan Culture in Belarus.

In 2019, trade turnover with Uzbekistan amounted to 239.1 million dollars, including exports — 188.5 million dollars.

In 2020, the trade turnover between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Uzbekistan amounted to 280.1 million dollars, including the exports of goods — 237.5 million dollars. 

Belarus exports to Uzbekistan mainly trucks, beef, tractors, sugar, pharmaceutical products, vaccines, powdered milk, parts and accessories for tractors, vinyl chloride polymers, poultry meat, gas stoves, X-ray equipment, cheese. 

The main import items from Uzbekistan are cotton yarn, dried fruits, fresh and dried grapes, copper rolled metal, bed sheets, nuts, knitted fabrics, textile products. 

The 7th Session of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on bilateral cooperation between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Uzbekistan was held on June 2019 in Minsk.

In February 2020, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Dvornik paid a visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan. During the visit, the Belarusian-Uzbek agrarian Forum was organized, in which more than 800 people took part.

Since 2017, two assembly plants of Belarusian machinery with the participation of Belarusian capital — JV LLC «AMKODOR-AGROTEXMASH» and JV LLC «UzBelAgromash» function on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan. New shoe-production enterprise was established by Belarusian holding «Marko» in 2018.

Аn investment project for the production of welding electrodes in the Republic of Uzbekistan is being implemented by LLC «Svetlogorsk plant of welding electrodes». 

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