President Mirziyoyev signed a decree Sunday which added the post of trade and economic adviser at the Uzbek embassies in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, the Foreign Ministry said.
According to statistics, in 2017 the two way trade between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan hit 253.9 million US dollars, Tajikistan - 237 million US dollars, Turkmenistan - 177.3 million US dollars, with the total trade with these countries reaching 668.2 million dollars, which is almost by 16% more than in 2016.