00:01Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kasim Jomar Tokayev and Uzbekistan,
00:04Shevkat Mirzyoyev met in Bukhara during the weekend,
00:08as the two countries deepened economic cooperation across the region.
00:11Bilateral trade reached nearly $5 billion last year,
00:15according to official figures, with both sides now aiming to double that figure.
00:19The agenda also includes digital technologies, water management and environmental initiatives,
00:25including a joint clean air proposal.
00:27It is important to increase the work of international cooperation.
00:31There is also a big interest of investors from the third countries.
00:35We propose to make his presentation on the fields of the Tashkent International Forum in June.
00:40We need to take measures for effective realization of our transit potential
00:44and increase the connection between our economies.
00:47The talk is about modernization of borderline changes,
00:50to reduce the narrow lines of logistics and forming convenient for business corridors,
00:56providing a reliable access to the external markets.
00:59We need to reduce the realization of large regional projects in the energy industry,
01:04including the construction of Kambaratyansk gas and the export of green energy in Europe.
01:08That growth has been supported by joint projects in manufacturing, infrastructure and logistics.
01:14Both countries are now looking to expand cooperation in energy,
01:18industrial supply chains and the processing of raw materials, including rare metals.
01:23You have just mentioned a number of areas in which we could work together,
01:28including innovation, new technologies, digitalization and so on.
01:33I agree with you.
01:34Moreover, moving forward, I would like to express the support of your initiatives in terms of clean air.
01:41I divide your responsibility in terms of the ecological environment of Tashkent.
01:46Improving transport links and border infrastructure is central to that plan.
01:51More efficient corridors could reduce delays, lower costs and improve access to external markets.
01:57Both governments have been tasked with preparing a roadmap to deliver on the agreed projects
02:03and support the planned increase in trade.
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