Leaders of Uzbekistan and China discussed further expansion of multifaceted relations

On June 17, negotiations were held between the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the Chairman of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, the press service of the head of our state reports.

Current issues on the bilateral and regional agenda were considered.

The heads of state noted with deep satisfaction that in recent years, the Uzbek-Chinese relations of friendship and all-round comprehensive strategic partnership have reached an unprecedented high level.

The agreements reached during the state visit of the President of Uzbekistan to China in January 2024 are being consistently implemented.

A noticeable intensification of contacts and exchanges at all levels was noted.

The Strategic Dialogue of Foreign Ministers has been launched. In early June this year, the second Forum of Regions was successfully held in the city of Samarkand.

Trade, economic, financial and investment cooperation is developing dynamically. In 2024, trade turnover reached 14 billion dollars. The investment project portfolio exceeds 60 billion dollars.

Joint technology parks and special industrial zones are successfully operating in the regions of our country, and the production of BYD electric vehicles is expanding.

Promising projects are being developed in the green energy, oil and gas sector, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, metallurgy, mining, textile, food and construction industries, as well as in the field of logistics, smart agriculture, artificial intelligence and digitalization.

Mutually beneficial cooperation is being carried out with leading financial institutions of the PRC. Plans have been outlined with the Silk Road Fund to expand the investment platform. With the participation of the Eximbank of China, the construction of the Olympic Village in the capital is nearing completion. A regional branch of this bank has been opened in the city of Tashkent.

Special attention was paid to issues of further deepening cooperation in the fight against poverty.

The leaders also noted the importance of accelerating the construction of the strategic China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway.

Interest in developing exchanges in the fields of education, science, tourism and culture, personnel training and studying the Chinese language was emphasized.

A branch of the Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University of China is already operating in Uzbekistan, and the International Mathematical Center was established at Urgench University jointly with Peking University.

Last year, the 20th anniversary of the Confucius Institute was celebrated, and the Chinese system of professional education “Lu Ban Workshop” is being introduced.

Next year, it is planned to hold cross Weeks of Culture and Art in both countries.

During the meeting, an exchange of views on the international agenda also took place. The importance of continuing coordination and mutual support within the UN, SCO, the “Central Asia – China” format and other multilateral platforms was noted.

At the end of the talks, in the presence of the leaders of Uzbekistan and China, it was announced that a Protocol on the completion of bilateral negotiations on Uzbekistan’s accession to the WTO had been signed.