Belarus intends to buy some of the sanctioned goods in Uzbekistan. This was stated by Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko during a meeting with his Uzbek counterpart Abdulla Aripov in Tashkent, centralasian.org (https://telp.cc/KFv) reports.
"Under certain restrictions that exist on the part of the so-called collective West," Belarus wants to buy yarn, metal, food, fruit and vegetable products, Golovchenko noted, adding that the demand for these goods in Belarus is high and stable.
Belarus intends to buy some of the sanctioned goods in Uzbekistan. This was stated by Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko during a meeting with his Uzbek counterpart Abdulla Aripov in Tashkent.
"Belarus is interested [in increasing imports of goods from Uzbekistan], especially now, under certain restrictions that exist on the part of the so-called collective West. We are ready to increase the supply of Uzbek goods [to Belarus]," Golovchenko said.
Prime Minister of Belarus said that first of all, they are yarn, metal, food, fruits and vegetables. According to him, demand for these goods is high and stable in Belarus.
Golovochenko noted that trade turnover between Belarus and Uzbekistan has increased fivefold since 2017.
It was noted that in 2021, the bilateral trade turnover between the two countries was $301.9 million, which is 7.8% more than in 2020.
Following the August 2020 presidential election in Belarus, Western countries imposed sanctions against Minsk after suppressing protests against Lukashenko's regime. Sanctions were strengthened after Belarus supported Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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