ISLAMABAD, September 28. /Dunyo IA/. An article dedicated to Uzbekistan’s trade and economic partnership with the CIS countries has been published on the website of the Pakistani Information Agency “Global News Pakistan”, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.

Publication notes that the Commonwealth serves as a key platform for engagement for Tashkent, providing a free trade regime, visa-free travel, transit of goods and coordination of labour migration. Alexey Kustov, Chief Research Fellow at the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of Uzbekistan, recalls that President Shavkat Mirziyoyev described the members of the organization as “our natural partners.

Article emphasizes that the CIS market, with a population of 250 million, offers broad opportunities for Uzbek businesses due to the absence of language barriers, common standards and duty-free access. Russia and Kazakhstan remain key partners of Uzbekistan, alongside Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Belarus.

Publication highlights that since Uzbekistan’s first chairmanship of the CIS in 2020, cooperation has reached a qualitatively new level. Over these years, the President of Uzbekistan has put forward more than 100 practical initiatives aimed at removing barriers to trade, developing e-commerce and introducing “green corridors”.

In conclusion, article stresses that partnership within the CIS serves as a natural driver of the implementation of the Uzbekistan–2030 Strategy, contributing to the country’s industrialization, export growth and higher incomes for the population.