On December 5, 2023, the Uzbekistan-Belarus business forum was held in Samarkand.

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Abdulla Aripov, and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus, Roman Golovchenko, gave a speech at this forum, which was attended by more than two hundred representatives of the Uzbekistan and Belarus business circles. Abdulla Azizov, director of the Pharmaceutical Industry Development Agency, also participated in the forum.

The business forum focused on the continued successful implementation of cooperative projects in various sectors of the economy and relations in the fields of culture, education, health, cinematography, and sports, despite the fact that there is significant cooperative potential that has not yet been used.

It was stated that joint projects successful implementation will be the driving force behind the consistent development of economic and investment cooperation.

It was noted that further expansion of industrial cooperation in mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, chemistry, electrical engineering, and other fields and the continuation of cooperation in the IT field are of great importance.