Ulaanbaatar
Direct Flights on the Ulaanbaatar-Tashkent Route to Be Launched
Politics
Ulaanbaatar, February 13, 2025 /MONTSAME/. On February 6-7, 2025, the first Meeting of the Mongolia-Uzbekistan Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economy, Science, and Technology Cooperation was held in Tashkent, the capital city of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
During the meeting, the two sides agreed to continue working closely to increase exports and supply of agricultural products, including leather, hides, wool, and cashmere goods, from Mongolia to the Uzbek market and decided to organize a "Made in Uzbekistan" Trade Fair in Ulaanbaatar this year.
Emphasizing the importance of developing cooperation in transportion, the two sides agreed to launch regular flights on the Ulaanbaatar-Tashkent route in the second half of this year as part of the implementation of the "Agreement on Aviation Relations" signed during the State Visit by President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa to Uzbekistan in 2024.
Also, the first session of the Mongolia-Uzbekistan Joint Committee on Transport was held. The two sides agreed to establish a new road corridor and routes connecting the two countries and to initiate pilot transport of goods. The two sides agreed to expand cooperation in the energy and mining sectors, particularly in geological surveys, exploration, extraction, processing, and mineral beneficiation.
Additionally, the two sides agreed to deepen cooperation in education, culture, science, and technology by fostering collaboration among relevant institutions, research centers, and universities of the two countries. They also decided to enhance academic exchanges and organize joint symposiums, scientific conferences, concerts, and cultural days.
The two parties agreed to align Mongolia’s “Billion Trees” National Movement, initiated by the President of Mongolia, with Uzbekistan’s “Green Space” project. As part of this cooperation, the two countries will work on introducing Uzbek fruit tree saplings to Mongolia, establishing a model horticultural farm in the Gobi region of Mongolia, developing new sapling greenhouse farms, and exploring the possibility of creating a “Mongolia-Uzbekistan Friendship Park.”
