On February 19 of this year, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland to Uzbekistan Konstantin Obolensky visited the Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC).

At the beginning of the trip, the diplomat, together with the Chairman of the Board of JSC Almalyk MMC Abdulla Khursanov, visited the Metallurg Palace of Culture, where he got acquainted with the history of the complex in the museum, and also viewed the exhibition “Suyurlitepa Yodgorligi”.

The next objects of the visit were the “Kalmakyr” and “Yoshlik I” mines. During the visit, Abdulla Khursanov spoke in detail about the work of these mines and the activities of the complex as a whole.

The negotiations were held in a friendly atmosphere, and the parties agreed to further strengthen cooperation between the complex and Swiss companies.

For information: AMMC actively cooperates with Swiss companies Glencore Int, Telf AG, Open Mineral and Inmatrade AG.

In 2024, the trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Switzerland amounted to 287.1 million US dollars. Currently, there are 106 companies with the participation of Swiss investors operating in the country, of which 48 are joint ventures, and 58 are completely foreign.

Currently, 19 joint projects with the participation of Swiss capital worth about 1.2 billion US dollars are being implemented. They cover the areas of automotive, textile and pharmaceutical industries, food industry, livestock and infrastructure.