Days of Tashkent will be held in Ufa this autumn

Days of Tashkent will be held in Ufa this autumn. This was announced by the Prime Minister of the Government of Bashkortostan Andrey Nazarov.

According to the Prime Minister, today GazResurs, affiliated with Uzbek business, is implementing 3 investment projects in Bashkortostan worth 1.3 billion rubles.

One of them is the construction of a network of car filling stations with natural gas. The investor opened them in Neftekamsk, Ufimsky, Karmaskalinsky and Beloretsky districts. By 2024, it is planned to launch 3 more stations in Ufa. 270 million rubles were invested in the project.

The second project is the construction of a plant for the production of all-metal gas cylinders for motor vehicles in the Blagoveshchensk region. It will produce 120 thousand cylinders with a capacity of 50 to 200 liters per year. The volume of investments is 800 million rubles with the creation of 70 jobs. The plant will start operation in 2025.

The third project is being implemented in the field of timber processing. It involves the construction of an enterprise for plywood production in the Uchalinsky district. A modern complex worth 235 million rubles will create 100 new jobs and will produce up to 6 thousand cubic meters of plywood per year.

Andrey Nazarov also noted that after the visit of the delegation of Bashkortostan to Uzbekistan, we are seeing an increase in foreign trade turnover between the republics. Since the beginning of the year, it has grown by 6.9%. In 2021, the turnover was 113 million dollars.

An agreement was also reached on the resumption of direct flights from Ufa to Tashkent by Uzbekistan Airways in March, and the flight program of UTair was also launched on July 14.

“We systematically organize cooperation between our Bashkir enterprises with potential partners from Uzbekistan. Our business mission will take place from 17 to 19 August. We have prepared a comprehensive business program: B2B meetings with specialized Uzbekistani counterparties, round tables with the participation of local businesses and business circles, as well as visits to specialized enterprises of Uzbekistan,” the head of the regional government said.