Uzbekistan recently signed an agreement to supply textile products worth $1 million to France as the first trade house of Uzbekistan, UzFranceTrade, opened in Paris. Issues of promotion of Uzbek agricultural and textile products and support to entrepreneurs were discussed at a meeting between the Uzbek delegation and French industry representatives.
The primary objective of the trade house, with a showroom, is to promote the export of Uzbek products to France and other European countries, according to Central Asian media reports.Uzbekistan recently signed an agreement to supply textile products worth $1 million to France as the first trade house of Uzbekistan, UzFranceTrade, opened in Paris. Issues of promotion of Uzbek agricultural and textile products and support to entrepreneurs were discussed at a meeting between the Uzbek delegation and French industry representatives.#
As Uzbek non-raw export is represented in insignificant volumes in France, the trade house will help realize the trade potential and meet the demand for fruits, vegetables and textile products from Uzbekistan, said the country’s minister of foreign trade Jamshid Khodzhaev.
Trade between the two countries has fluctuated since 2010 at around €200 million a year. Some 30 French businesses operate in Uzbekistan. (DS)
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