AKIPRESS.COM - London hosted a roundtable discussion on new economic opportunities in cooperation between the UK and Uzbekistan, which was attended by more than 60 representatives of parliamentary, government, and business circles, UzA reported.

The event was organized by the Embassy of Uzbekistan and the Institute of Directors (IoD), which unites more than 25,000 British companies and entrepreneurs in various sectors of the economy.

The diplomatic mission organized a presentation about Uzbekistan with a focus on the process of economic liberalization of the country and favorable opportunities for trade, economic and investment cooperation, including the expansion of exports of Uzbek products to the British market.

The interest of the British side in building up cooperation with Uzbekistan in various sectors of the economy was expressed.

The possibility of enhancing mutual trade was noted, taking into account the inclusion of Uzbekistan in the list of beneficiary countries of the DCTS Trade Scheme for Developing Countries, due to which Uzbekistan can export goods to the UK market at a zero or low rate of import duty.