Saudi Arabia is seeking to improve its relations with Uzbekistan via a variety of investments and agreements. The agreements were in the air transportation, livestock, agriculture, sports, education, science, media, energy and technology sectors, according to the agency. The agreements made during the Uzbek delegation’s visit also covered renewable energy.
The main Uzbek export to Saudi Arabia in 2020 was nuts, followed by raw zinc. The main Saudi export to Uzbekistan that year was amino-resins, which are used to make plywood, followed by pesticides, according to the US-based Observatory of Economic Complexity. This is also not the first time ACWA Power has sought to work with Uzbekistan. Last December, the company also signed a deal to build a wind farm in northwest Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan has good relations with a few countries in the Middle East. Israel is currently seeking to boost its cooperation with the former Soviet Union state.