Uzbekistan, Belgium to strengthen cooperation in textile industry

On December 22, 2018, the Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the Benelux countries Dilyor Khakimov met with the managing-director and the sales manager of Picanol, the leading Belgian company in weaving industry, the press service of the Foreign Ministry said.

During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on practical issues of further developing cooperation and expanding the presence of Picanol’s high-tech weaving machines in Uzbekistan.

The representatives of Picanol noted that today they have partners in almost every region of Uzbekistan, where they produce textile products using their own equipment.

In 2018, Picanol supplied 350 looms to Uzbekistan, which is 10 times more than in 2017.

The parties summed up the results of interaction in 2018 and discussed specific areas of cooperation in 2019.