Ulaanbaatar
Deputy Minister J.Saule receives delegation of Uzbekistan
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Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Deputy Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry J.Saule received delegates led by Director of State Committee for Veterinary and Livestock Development of Uzbekistan Norkobilov Bahrom Turayevich on June 21.
Beginning the meeting, Deputy Minister J.Saule briefed about policies of the Government of Mongolia on agriculture and light industry and highlighted that Mongolia has a breadth of opportunity to cooperate with the Republic of Uzbekistan in many sectors.
During their stay in Mongolia, the delegates got acquainted with nomadic cattle breeding and farming and visited several meat processing plants in Ulaanbaatar city. Since these plants introduced slaughtering standards for halal meat, it is creating conditions to export meat to Uzbekistan, noted the delegates.
The sides agreed to implement joint projects and programs further on expanding cooperation in animal husbandry and veterinary, to share practices as well as to augment trade of animal-related raw materials and products.
