China News Service, Tashkent, October 18. Chinese Premier Li Qiang held talks with Uzbek Prime Minister Aripov in Tashkent on the afternoon of October 17.
Li Qiang said that President Xi Jinping and President Mirziyoyev held a meeting in August this year to further chart the direction for the development of bilateral relations. Next year, China and Uzbekistan will celebrate the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. China is willing to take this opportunity with Uzbekistan to continue traditional friendship, deepen political mutual trust, strengthen practical cooperation, and promote the deepening of the construction of a community with a shared future between China and Uzbekistan to better benefit the two peoples.
Li Qiang pointed out that China is willing to strengthen the docking of development strategies with Uzbekistan, further leverage the complementary economic advantages, deepen cooperation in energy resources, artificial intelligence, modern agriculture and other fields, continue to promote infrastructure, financial and other connectivity, build the China-Kyrgyzstan Railway with high quality, and strive to achieve more results. China is willing to import more high-quality specialty commodities from Uzbekistan, and welcomes Uzbekistan to make good use of platforms such as the China International Import Expo to actively explore the Chinese market. The two sides should continue to make good use of the mutual visa exemption policy, expand two-way personnel exchanges, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in culture, tourism, education, youth, local and other fields, and continuously enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples. China is willing to work closely with Uzbekistan to coordinate and cooperate closely in multilateral mechanisms such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, China-Central Asia, and the United Nations, and promote all parties to jointly implement the four major global initiatives and promote an equal and orderly multi-polar world and an economic globalization that benefits everyone and is inclusive.
Aripov said that Uzbekistan admires China's great achievements in development and sincerely appreciates China's strong support for Uzbekistan's reform and development cause. Under the joint leadership of the two heads of state, Ukraine-China relations have continued to reach new heights. Uzbekistan is willing to work with China to fully promote the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway and other "Belt and Road" projects, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in economic and trade investment, agriculture, energy and mining, customs, finance, digital technology, artificial intelligence, ecological protection and other fields, strengthen exchanges in tourism, education, local and other fields, intensify multilateral cooperation, and promote the new development of the all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership between Uzbekistan and China in the new era.
Before the talks, the two prime ministers watched a video on China-Uzbekistan practical cooperation in various fields.
After the talks, the two sides jointly witnessed the signing of a number of cooperation documents in the fields of economy and trade, education, customs, health, poverty reduction and other fields. During the visit, the two sides also signed cooperation documents in e-commerce, climate, media and other fields.
In the afternoon of the same day, Li Qiang laid a wreath at the Uzbekistan Independence Monument.
Wu Zhenglong participated in the above activities. (over)
