state oil and kozmunoygaz will create a new joint venture for geological exploration at the karaton sub-targetregion of kazakhstan. reportedly, the first the well is planned to be drilled this year. according to the terms of the deal, the russian company will receive half the shares of the project operator. news that may seem unexpected to some: uzbekistan will purchase cotton from the united states. where is yours? you ask. everything is in place. uzbekistan is still one of the world leaders in fiber production. about 3.5 million tons of raw cotton are produced here annually, this is the sixth largest in the world and more than a million. fiber tone, just the textile industry in recent years made a colossal leap, the level of fiber processing increased from 40% in 17 to 100 in 2021, and the production of fabric yarn increased. shavkat mirziyoyev and russian minister of trade and industry denis manturov discussed in tashkent. among other issues of cooperation in industrial cooperation and energy. a very wide range of issues on the agenda, thanks to the relationship with our president. our team