DUSHANBE , July 24, 2008, Asia -Plus - In sum, 331 contracts were signed in the framework of the exhibition that lasted for almost a week.

About 50 companies presented their services and products at the exhibition organized by the Ministry for Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade in cooperation with the State committee on demonopolization, supporting competition and entrepreneurship, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Indian Embassy to Tashkent .

The exhibition saw the demonstration of mini-technologies for food industry and agricultural complex, equipments for processing and pre-packing the fruit and vegetable products, veterinary medicine, printing industry, construction, chemical and light industry, astrakhan and leather processing, as well as household goods.

"We held several mutually beneficial negotiations with the Uzbek businesspeople", - director of Sona Machine Tools Gulab Jain has been quoted as to have said. " Uzbekistan is a country with a stably developing economy and enormous potential. Therefore we are interested in strengthening cooperation with business circles of your country. We have signed about 10 contracts during the exhibition."