On Friday, the EU and Tashkent signed an Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement in Brussels to strengthen ties between the two partners.

This new text strengthens political dialogue between Brussels and Tashkent. But it also consolidates many areas such as trade, investment, research, sustainable development and intellectual property.

Trade between the EU and Tashkent reached €4.8 billion last year, a figure that has almost doubled since 2020. The EU is Uzbekistan’s third largest trading partner, accounting for 10.4% of the country’s trade in 2024. Tashkent exports 7.2% of its goods to Member States, making the bloc Uzbekistan’s second largest export partner

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