2013 Marks AUCC 20th Anniversary
Since 1993 the American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce has been at the forefront of advancing trade and business relations between the US and the Republic of Uzbekistan. AUCC prides itself in catering to the needs of our members, providing them with a platform to interact with policy makers in the US and the Republic of Uzbekistan and ensuring that bilateral commercial relations continue to be on the governments' top agenda. For the last twenty years AUCC has been a vigorous advocate of the views of the business community to ensure that private sector positions are considered during the development of policies that impact American businesses and the future of U.S.-Uzbekistan relations. We are delighted that today AUCC is a well-known organization that is recognized for its strength and ability to work closely with a great number of partner organizations. AUCC enjoys excellent working relations with the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Washington, D.C., the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbek ministries, associations and organizations as well as the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. AUCC also coordinates its efforts with a great number of international financial institutions, business councils and other professional organizations. If your company is interested in joining AUCC, please contact our office at 202-509-3744 or info@aucconline.com. We invite you to be part of our organization and participate in our activities and events. |
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Established in 1993, the American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce (AUCC) is a private, non-profit trade association representing interests of U.S. businesses ranging in size from small private enterprises to large, multinational corporations conducting business in Uzbekistan.
Our Mission: To advocate the views of the business community to ensure that private sector positions are considered during the development of key policies that impact American businesses and the future of U.S.-Uzbekistan relations.
Our Objective: To serve the needs of its members by strengthening commercial relations between the United States and Uzbekistan.
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en.trend.az
The presidents of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) signed several final documents during the Council of Heads of SCO member states meeting, Kyrtag reported. In particular the presidents of China, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Russia signed the Bishkek Declaration of heads of the SCO and approved of the plan of action for 2013-2017 on implementation of the Treaty on long term good-neighbourhood, friendship and cooperation.
The heads of the six countries also approved the SCO Secretary-General's report on the organisation's activity in the past year.
The presidents also approved the report of SCO regional anti-terrorist department on its activity in 2012.
Information on the results of the meeting was approved without signing.
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en.trend.az
Uzbek President Islam Karimov and Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev discussed the agenda of the Bishkek summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) which opens today, as well as the issues of development of bilateral relations, Uzbek Media outlet reported.
According to the report, the Uzbek president noted the significance and importance of the SCO summit which will involve all members of the organisation, as well as the responsibility of Kyrgyz leadership for its success.
"This event which will be at the centre of world attention, is of great significance for Kyrgyzstan's life and development," Uzbek president said, a media outlet reported.
According to the report, Karimov wished Atambayev success in holding the summit.
According to the Uzbek president, participation of new people including recently elected Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iran's new president at the SCO Bishk4ek summit increases its importance.
For his part, Atambayev thanked his Uzbek counterpart for the help and support to Kyrgyzstan in 2010 during June occasions in the southern countries.
According to him, not only he, but also the whole Kyrgyz nation has been waiting for the Uzbek president's visit to attend the summit.
The summit's programme envisages 10 key issues, including the situation in Afghanistan, fighting terrorism, illegal drug and weapon turnover and trans border organised crime.
The outcome of the summit will be a political document entitled the Bishkek Declaration.
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www.scmp.com/news/china
President Xi Jinping and his Uzbek counterpart, Islam Karimov, signed agreements worth US$15 billion in key sectors, including the exploitation of oil, gas and uranium fields in the Central Asian state.
In the latest stop on Xi's tour of Central Asia, Karimov praised his energy-rich country's growing ties with China which he described as the locomotive of the world economy.
"For all the years of our independent development, China has never linked the provision and expansion of multifaceted bilateral co-operation with any political or other conditions," Karimov told reporters.
The remarks appeared to be a veiled reference to Tashkent's sometimes awkward relations with the West over human rights concerns.
Xi is on a closely-watched four-nation tour of Central Asia that has already seen him sign major energy deals in Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. He is due to travel to Kyrgyzstan next.
Beijing has in recent years been ramping up its influence in a region that was once Moscow's playground, seeking new sources of energy for its fast-growing economy.
The two sides also signed a document to make changes to an Uzbekistan-China gas pipeline agreement signed a few years ago. The changes were due to the planned construction of a fourth branch of the Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline that runs through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
Since 2002, China has invested more than US$6 billion in the Uzbek economy, and the volume of two-way trade reached US$3.4 billion last year, according to the Uzbek president.
"One of our priorities is to increase the trade turnover between our countries to US$5 billion by 2017," Xi said.
Xi president will also visit the ancient Silk Road town of Samarkand, where a Confucius Institute - China's equivalent to the British Council or the Goethe Institute - is expected to open.
"I have long dreamt of visiting ancient Samarkand ... and it is a great honour for me that President Karimov is accompanying me to his hometown," Xi said.
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www.bbj.hu
Talks have started on the launch of a $50 million tied-aid credit program in which Hungarian companies would modernize street lighting and deliver medical equipment to Uzbekistan, State secretary for foreign affairs and external economic relations Péter Szijjártó told MTI after talks in Tashkent on Thursday.
Szijjártó said Hungary wanted a closer economic cooperation with Uzbekistan in future. Hungarian exports to Uzbekistan grew 50% in the first half of this year from a year earlier, he added.
Talks have started on doubling the number of transport permits Uzbekistan issues to Hungarian haulage companies, Szijjártó said, going on to add that nn agreement on the matter is important because a Hungarian company will export €5m of cattle to Uzbekistan under a farming agreement.
The sides agreed that the Hungarian energy group MVM will participate in the modernization of Uzbekistan's electricity network. Talks also took place on a partnership in medical training between the two countries' universities.
Partnership agreements were signed between Hungary's Eximbank and Uzbekistan's HamkorBank, between the Pest County Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the chamber of the Tashkent region, and between the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture and the Uzbek farmers' association.
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www.worldbulletin.net
The China Railway Tunnel Group will construct a tunnel worth $455 million on the Angren-Pap railway line, which will connect the Fergana Valley with other regions of Uzbekistan, a report of the National Information Agency of Uzbekistan (UzA) said.
According to the report, the State Joint Stock Railway Company (SSRC) Ozbekiston Temir Yollari (Uzbekistan Railways) and China Railway Tunnel Group concluded the contract on the construction of the transit tunnel in June 2013.
The project will be financed at the expenses of funds of the state budget, the Uzbek railway company's own funds and credits of the international financial institutes.
The length of the tunnel that will run under the Kamchik pass is 19 km. In addition to the main tunnel, through which railway communication will be carried out, the second tunnel will be constructed for the line's safety.
It was reported that the Angren-Pap railway line worth $1.9 billion, with a length of 129 km should run through the Kamchik pass and link the three oblasts (regions) in the east of the country - Andijan, Namangan and Fergana - with the remaining part of Uzbekistan. Construction of the road is scheduled to be completed in 2016.
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