Afghan and Uzbek companies and investors have signed agreements worth a total of $151.6 million during a business networking meeting between the two countries in Kabul, according to the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment.
The meeting was attended by officials from the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment, representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, diplomats, Uzbek trade officials and around 100 companies from both countries.
The agreements cover several sectors, including textiles, construction, medical equipment, transport and logistics.
Participants stressed the need to expand trade relations, increase joint investment and strengthen economic cooperation between the private sectors of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.
The meeting also included bilateral business-to-business negotiations aimed at identifying further opportunities for cooperation between companies from the two countries.
