Tashkent, Oct. 21 -- President Shavkat Mirziyoyev analyzed the current state of the economy of Surkhandarya region and identified important directions of its development.

In addition to the already implemented projects, new investment projects totaling more than 13 trillion soums have been developed for the region, designed for implementation in the next two years.

Over the past nine months, the enterprises of the region exported goods worth $125 million, the forecast was fulfilled by 104 percent. To further increase exports, it was instructed to create a free economic zone on the territory of the logistics center "Termiz Cargo Center". This will allow establishing visa-free stay in the territory of the zone, as well as to carry out cus...