7th Term KEK Protocol was signed between Türkiye and Uzbekistan

The 7th Term Türkiye-Uzbekistan Joint Economic Commission (KEK) Protocol and 7 agreements within this scope were signed between Türkiye and Uzbekistan.

Cevdet Yılmaz, Vice President and

Cemşit Kuçkarov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance of Uzbekistan held one-on-one and interdelegation meetings at the Presidential Complex. Following the meetings, the 7th Term Meeting of the Türkiye-Uzbekistan Joint Economic Commission was held under the chairmanship of Yılmaz and Kuçkarov. After the meeting, the signing ceremony of the agreements between the two countries took place.

In the presence of Yılmaz and Kuçkarov, who signed the KEK Protocol, the following agreements were also signed within the scope of the commission:

- Protocol on Cooperation in the Field of

Conformity Assessment and Standardization of Industrial Products between the

Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry of Uzbekistan

- Memorandum of Understanding on Mutual Cooperation in the Field of Competition Policy between the Competition Authority and the Uzbekistan Committee for the Development of Competition and Protection of Consumer Rights

- Amended Agreement between Turk Eximbank and JSCB Uzpromstroybak to Increase the Loan Agreement Amount to 60 Million Dollars

- Long-Term Cooperation Program between KOSGEB and Uzbekistan Neighborhood Relations and Entrepreneurship Development Agency

- Agreement between Konya Metropolitan Municipality and Samarkand City Judgeship on the Establishment of Sister City Relations between the Cities of Samarkand and Konya

- Agreement between Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality and Samarkand City Judgeship on the Establishment of

Sister City Relations between the Cities of Samarkand and Gaziantep

-Memorandum of Understanding between TEKMER and Uzbekistan Neighborhood Relations and Entrepreneurship Development Agency for 2024 with TEKMER to support Start-Up projects and establish enterprise incubator centers in Uzbekistan.

Vedat Işıkhan, Minister of Labor and

Social Security, Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar,

President of YÖK, Alişer Azamhocayev, Uzbekistan’s Ambassador to Ankara, Amrillo İnoyatov, Minister of Health of Uzbekistan, Behzad Musayev, Poverty Alleviation and Employment Minister were also present at the meeting.