Uzbekistan government delegation visited the Chinese city of Kashgar From February 29 to March 1. As part of the visit, on March 1, PM Abdulla Aripov held talks with the member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the secretary of the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Ma Xinjui.
The parties emphasized that the friendly and multifaceted partnership ties between Uzbekistan and China were developing at a high level, and the close, sincere and fraternal ties between the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the President of China Xi Jinping were of great importance.
In 2023, the two-way trade figures between Uzbekistan and China reached a record level - nearly US$ 14 billion. The underscored that there were many untapped opportunities to increase this figure to $20 billion in the near future.
The parties discussed the ways to ensure the implementation of high-level agreements, import of modern technology, equipment and export of textiles, copper, mineral fertilizers, agricultural and other types of products, further activation of transport-logistics, energy, cultural-humanitarian cooperation projects.
