shavkati and the president of the russian federation, dear vladimir vladimirovich. today fergana the region actively cooperates with partners from many regions of russia in the textile , energy, oil, furniture and service industries, as well as in urban planning. more than 170 joint ventures operate successfully in the region. participation of russian capital. at the end of 2023, $340 million of direct russian investment was disbursed in twenty joint projects being implemented. for example, a cotton cluster has been created, rus-uzbek, in the ransky district for the production of towels and cotton paper chamber under the costaline brand. thanks to this project, today the company’s factories employ more than 600 people . thus, the head of bashkastan agreed to create an agricultural enterprise for crops and livestock on more than 10,000 hectares of land. this enterprise will provide the markets of uzbekistan and russia with high-quality food products, potatoes, wheat, milk and meat. the energyland enterprise signed an agreement with the russian company vkus agro to