On April 1, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with a delegation from the People’s Republic of China, led by Liu Jianchao, the Head of the International Relations Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
The distinguished guest conveyed warm greetings and best wishes to the Head of our state from President of China Xi Jinping.
During the meeting, further expansion of multifaceted cooperation and practical interaction between Uzbekistan and China in line with the agreements reached at the highest level was discussed.
The meeting highlighted with great satisfaction the highest level of Uzbek-Chinese relations, marked by friendship and all-weather, comprehensive strategic partnership achieved in recent years.
Trade turnover and investment volumes continue to grow steadily, and the number of joint projects and enterprises involving leading companies in priority sectors of the economy is increasing.
Practical work is underway on the project for the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway construction.
The intensive interregional contacts and cultural and humanitarian exchanges were highly appreciated. This year, the next Regional Forum and Educational Forum will take place.
Particular attention was paid to the need for further expansion of inter-parliamentary and inter-party cooperation, especially in areas such as poverty reduction, combating corruption, accelerated digitalization and industrialization.
The importance of further developing cooperation in higher and vocational education was noted, including the opening of branches of leading Chinese universities in Uzbekistan.