Ahead of the Central Asia-China Summit in Astana today, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks with the President of China Xi Jinping, the presidential press service said.
The heads of state noted that in recent years, Uzbek-Chinese friendship and strategic partnership ties have reached an "unprecedentedly high level."
They underscored the intensification of contacts and exchanges at all levels, with strategic dialogue was launched between foreign ministers. and the second Forum of Provinces taking place in Samarkand in early June.
In 2024, the two-way trade reached $14 billion and the portfolio of investment projects surpassed $60 billion.
Joint technology parks and special industrial zones operate in the provinces of Uzbekistan, and the production of BYD electric vehicles is expanding.
Green energy, oil and gas, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, metallurgy, mining, textile, food and construction industries, as well as in logistics, smart agriculture, artificial intelligence and digitalization projects are under development.
The parties outlined plans to expand the investment platform with the Silk Road Fund. With the participation of the Eximbank of China, the construction of the Olympic Village in the capital is nearing completion, and the regional branch of this bank opened in Tashkent.
The parties also focused on the ways to expand cooperation in the fight against poverty.
They also noted the importance of expediting the strategic China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project.
Interest in developing exchanges in the fields of education, science, tourism and culture, personnel training and the study of the Chinese language was emphasized.
A branch of the Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University of China already opened their Uzbekistan, and an International Mathematical Center has been set up at Urgench University together 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 adopted.
