On March 29, with the organizational support of the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade, a ceremony was held to sign bilateral agreements on cooperation in the fields of energy and trade between the provinces of Uzbekistan and the People's Republic of China.

The event was attended from the Uzbek side by the leadership of the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Energy, heads of administrations of the Tashkent and Jizzakh provinces, from the Chinese side by the leaders of the provinces of the country, as well as more

40 executives of large companies of the two countries.

In their welcoming speech, the speakers focused on the most promising areas in terms of investment, industrial and trade cooperation. In this context, the results of long-term fruitful joint work were reflected in a solid package of signed documents.

In particular, Minister of Energy Zhurabek Mirzamakhmudov and Chairman of the Board of Huadian Xinjiang Power Han Sun signed a memorandum of understanding on the construction of solar power plants in Navoi and Fergana provinces.

In addition, among the signed documents were memorandums of cooperation in the field of trade, renewable energy and agreements on establishing partnerships between the Tashkent province and the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region of China. The subject of the agreements was the interaction of the parties in order to create favorable conditions for expanding cooperation.

While, within the framework of the event, mutual presentations were held, the purpose of which was to familiarize the participants with the investment potential of both provinces.

At the end of the ceremony, the mutual desire was expressed for the further development of mutually beneficial cooperation between Uzbekistan and China on the basis of the achieved high level of trust and partnership, as well as the intensification of interaction in areas of mutual interest.