A team of Bangladesh Government officials and businessmen, led by Commerce Secretary Md. Ghulam Hussain, will visit Uzbekistan next month to discuss import of cotton from the CIS country.
The officials will attend the first ever meeting of Bangladesh-Uzbekistan Joint Working Commission for Trade and Economic Cooperation, scheduled to take place in Uzbek capital Tashkent from May 5-8, 2012.
At the meeting, import of Uzbekistan cotton by Bangladesh is likely to feature prominently in the discussions.
Steps to further boost exports of Bangladeshi readymade garments (RMG) to Uzbekistan may also be discussed.
During last Bangladeshi fiscal, the country’s total exports to Uzbekistan were worth US$ 2.58 million, as pert the data of the Export Promotion Bureau.
Fibre2fashion News Desk - India
