DUSHANBE, June 5, 2013, Asia-Plus — A ceremony of an official opening of the InterLegProm 2013 international light industry fair has been postponed because of halting of cargo of Iranian companies on Uzbek territory, Asanali Karamaliyev, the deputy head of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), told Asia-Plus Wednesday afternoon.
“If Iranian companies manage to deliver their goods to Dushanbe today, the fair will be opened tomorrow,” Karamaliyev noted.
InterLegProm 2013 international light industry fair was scheduled to open in the Kohi Borbad State Complex in Dushanbe on June 5.
Both domestic and foreign companies were supposed to participate in the event. 50 Iranian companies as well as producers from Poland and China are expected to display their goods at the fair in Dushanbe.
The main objective of the fair is in attracting foreign investments to the country as well as promoting establishment of joint ventures and introduction of new technologies into the country’s light industry sector.
We will recall that Tajikistan began considering railroad links to bypass Uzbekistan in 2010 following halting of Tajikistan-bound freight cars on Uzbek territory. Construction of the rail link connecting Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan is one of such alternatives.
