Milla Expresses Interest in Starting Dairy Production in Tashkent

Azerbaijani company Milla has expressed interest in setting up dairy production in Tashkent, Laziz Kudratov, Uzbekistan’s minister of investment, industry and trade, said on August 22. He was speaking at the fourth Uzbekistan-Azerbaijan Regional Forum in the Uzbek capital.

“We welcome the interest of Azerbaijani company Milla,” Mr Kudratov said, referring to the proposed dairy project in Tashkent. The source did not provide details on the planned facility’s investment value, production capacity, timetable or prospective products.

Mr Kudratov identified agribusiness and food production as areas with potential for greater co-operation between regions in Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan. The comments placed Milla’s proposal within discussions on investment and commercial links between the two countries.

He also named several possible areas for regional collaboration. Uzbekistan’s Syrdarya region and Azerbaijan’s Fuzuli could work together on horticulture, the deep processing of agricultural goods and the manufacture of finished food products. Similar opportunities were identified between Uzbekistan’s Kashkadarya region and Azerbaijan’s Beylagan.

The forum is being held in Tashkent and is focused on expanding economic relations between regions, as well as advancing joint investment and trade projects. Its stated objectives include strengthening direct ties between subnational authorities and businesses in the two countries and broadening co-operation in investment, industry and trade.

The event was the fourth Uzbekistan-Azerbaijan Regional Forum. The information was reported from Tashkent on August 22, 2026, with the forum serving as the setting for the Uzbek minister’s remarks about Milla’s interest in dairy production.