Russian, Uzbek PMs to discuss joint projects in Moscow on April 13

MOSCOW. April 10 *Interfax) - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov will hold the sixth meeting of the Russia-Uzbekistan Joint Commission at the level of heads of government in Moscow on Monday, April 13, the Russian government's press service said in a statement on Friday.

"The meeting will focus on pressing matters concerning the Russian-Uzbekistani trade, economic, scientific, technological, cultural and humanitarian cooperation. Special attention will be given to the implementation of joint projects in manufacturing, energy, including peaceful uses of nuclear power, transport infrastructure, agriculture, education and other areas of mutual interest," the statement said.

Uzbekistan is Russia's strategic partner and ally in the Central Asian region. The bilateral relationship of comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance is based on equal rights, mutual respect, and regard for each other's interests, and is traditionally of a friendly nature, the statement said.

More than 3,000 enterprises with Russian capital operate in Uzbekistan (over 700 firms with Uzbek capital in Russia), which is about 20% of all active companies with foreign capital.

Uzbekistan is implementing 150 investment projects, with the Russian participation totaling 4 trillion rubles. An international industrial exhibition held in Tashkent each year, titled "Innoprom. Central Asia," is a major event. The sixth such exhibition is due to be held on April 20-22, 2026, the statement said.

Energy is the key area of bilateral cooperation, it said. The Russian state corporation Rosatom is involved in a recently launched large-scale project to build a nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan's Jizzax region. The plant will integrate power units of a large capacity (1,000 megawatt each) and small capacity (55 megawatt each).