Bashkortostan Head Meets Russian Ambassador to Uzbekistan in Tashkent

Bashkortostan Head Radiy Khabirov met with Alexei Yershov, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Uzbekistan, in Tashkent on 21 October. The talks focused on strengthening cooperation between the two republics.

Khabirov thanked the ambassador for his contribution to developing ties between Bashkortostan and Uzbekistan. He said the sides are successfully implementing joint investment projects in various fields.

The discussions also covered the Bekabad Bashkortostan-Uzbekistan industrial technopark in the Tashkent region. The same day, Khabirov and Tashkent region hokim Zoir Mirzayev launched construction of the technopark, which aims to host enterprises and develop production cooperation between the regions. The parties also reviewed Bashkortostan companies' activities in the Uzbek market and how Russian diplomatic and trade representation can support businesses. In cultural and humanitarian areas, they examined building a children's hospice in Samarkand, a concept based on Bashkortostan's experience, with republic specialists assisting Uzbek colleagues with design and organisation.