Deputy Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade Akram Aliyev discussed a joint project in the spheres of automobile construction and logistics with Norihiko Nonaka, director of the automobile group of Japanese Sumitomo Corporation.

It envisages construction of a logistics center and creation of a duty-free trade zone in Uzbekistan.

This will allow organizing deliveries of cars and auto parts to both local and foreign markets.

The parties do not announce the estimated terms of the project realization and its cost.

The Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade did not inform about the signing of agreements or any other documents as a result of the meeting.