BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 22. Trade turnover
between Uzbekistan and Belarus’ Minsk region reached $150 million
in 2026, up 28% from the previous year, the chairman of the Minsk
Regional Executive Committee, Aleksey Kushnarenko, said at a
meeting with Fergana Region Governor Khayrullo Bozorov on September
22.


The figure was cited in a statement issued by the Fergana
regional administration following the Belarusian delegation’s visit
to the Fergana region, which focused on strengthening bilateral
regional cooperation.


According to the Regional Administration, in the course of the
meeting, the sides discussed expanding mutually beneficial
cooperation, strengthening trade and economic ties, and
implementing new investment and industrial cooperation
projects.


Furthermore, Kushnarenko said Uzbekistan is an important partner
for the Minsk region across several areas and that the delegation’s
visit was aimed at taking bilateral regional cooperation to a
higher level.


“Direct contacts between the regions are the most effective form
of cooperation focused on achieving concrete results,” Kushnarenko
said.


The Belarusian delegation included representatives of executive
committees, education, healthcare and agriculture specialists, as
well as executives from companies and organizations. The delegation
is also visiting enterprises and facilities in Fergana and holding
negotiations on attracting investment.







The parties identified agriculture, light industry, mechanical
engineering and tourism as priority areas for expanding
cooperation.


Fergana officials highlighted the region’s textile industry,
fruit and vegetable production and processing, industrial base and
labor resources, while the Minsk region presented its capabilities
in agricultural technologies, livestock breeding, mechanical
engineering and modern equipment manufacturing.


The meeting also reviewed investment projects that have entered
the implementation stage and outlined further measures to translate
bilateral agreements into practical results.


Moreover, Fergana and Volozhin districts were tasked with
developing a joint three-month action plan under an existing
friendship agreement, covering economic, cultural and educational
exchanges.


The meeting concluded with the signing of several documents,
including a memorandum on interregional cooperation between Fergana
and Minsk regions, an agreement establishing friendly relations
between Volozhin and Fergana districts, and a memorandum between
the Minsk branch of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
and the Fergana regional office of Uzbekistan’s Chamber of Commerce
and Industry.