Türkiye and Uzbekistan Sign Protocol to Expand Preferential Trade Agreement

The Trade Ministry said in a written statement that a protocol amending the Preferential Trade Agreement between Türkiye and Uzbekistan was signed at a ceremony in Ankara held during the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the signing.

Trade Minister Ömer Bolat and Uzbekistan's Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade, Laziz Kudratov, signed the protocol. It will enter into force after both sides complete their internal approval procedures.

According to the statement, the protocol adds products to the concession lists of the existing agreement to expand mutual market access. The ministry said this would help develop bilateral trade relations, strengthen the resilience of supply chains across Eurasia and boost bilateral trade volume, and that it would take steps to increase the competitiveness of Turkish exporters in the Uzbek market.