Kurgan province has identified a list of countries for organizing business missions in 2019, Uzbekistan is also included, “RIA Novosti” reports.

“The list of countries for business missions has been clarified. This is the CIS - Kazakhstan, part of the countries of the Caucasus region, which have a similar economic structure. In particular, Azerbaijan, which supplies us with fruits and vegetables and buys products from our country. The next is Kyrgyzstan. Perhaps we will visit Uzbekistan and Tajikistan too,” acting regional head Vadim Shumkov declared at an interview.

In the far abroad, Kurgan considers Germany, China, South Korea and the countries of Asia-Pacific region.

Kurgan province, located in the southern part of the West-Siberian flatlands, is part of the Urals Federal District. It is considered one of the uranium-rich provinces.