On October 12, a meeting took place between the working group of the Tashkent City’s Khokimiyat and the Vice-President of the MCCI, Mr. Suren Vardanyan. The participants discussed issues related to the organization and conduct of the business part of the Tashkent Days in Moscow.
In his opening speech, Mr. Vardanyan suggested that the Uzbek side should think about organizing its own logistics hub near Moscow. “The Uzbek side could adopt such a step - in the format of interaction between Moscow and Tashkent to request the support of the city on this topic. I am sure that the Moscow government will respond, and we will help in every way possible,” - assured Mr. Vardanyan.
Mr. Sanjar Tadzhiev, the Deputy Head of the Main Tourism and Sports Department of Tashkent, told about plans to hold Tashkent Days in Moscow from the 6th to 9th of November in 2021 at VDNKh. "There will be different exhibitions: the cultural part, tourism, cinematography, crafts and, of course, it is planned to hold B2B meetings and business tables for mutually beneficial projects between Moscow and Tashkent", - said Mr. Tadzhiev.
The Uzbek participants asked for assistance in informing Moscow business circles about the forthcoming event. According to the Uzbek side, it should especially interest specialists in the field of textile, electrical industry, potential buyers of fruits and vegetables, wine and vodka, as well as representatives of the tourism business. Mr. Vardanyan said that today medium and small Russian businesses have a great interest in Uzbekistan. "However, I am absolutely sure: as far as fruit and vegetable products are concerned - until you create a "direct action point" here specifically with these products - there will always be some degree of discomfort.
The one who owns the "point of presence” (an artificial demarcation point or interface point between communicating entities), the one who owns the logistics will be the winner. Today, the main problem is not to grow, today the main problem is to sell", said the Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. According to him, the practice shows that the creation of the "point of presence" is the only way to enter a market. He also noted that Russian entrepreneurs lack information about the investment climate in Uzbekistan. Mr. Vardanyan called on the Uzbek side to make and conduct a large-scale presentation of Uzbekistan's opportunities in Moscow as soon as possible.
The sides also discussed problems of establishing cooperation in organizing B2B meetings between entrepreneurs of Moscow and Uzbekistan.