Uzbek President Advocates Further Development of Inter-parliamentary Relations

On January 24, as part of the program of the state visit to China, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with Zhao Leji, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China.

The two sides noted with satisfaction that Uzbek-Chinese relations have reached the highest level and expressed confidence that the current visit will give a new strong impetus to the expansion of a comprehensive strategic partnership.

In recent years, the volume of mutual trade has doubled and the number of joint ventures has tripled.

Inter-regional cooperation has expanded, as evidenced by the fruitful results of the first Uzbek-Chinese inter-regional forum held in Urumqi on January 22.

China’s experience in the field of poverty reduction is being actively implemented.

Interest has been expressed in establishing joint centres for the training of specialists in technical areas, studying China’s experience in the field of social protection and insurance, and in providing targeted assistance to the population.

The need to expand the inter-parliamentary dialogue and strengthen the activity of “Uzbekistan-China” friendship groups’ was emphasized.

Special attention was paid to the issues of effective parliamentary control over the practical implementation of agreements at the highest level.

The sides exchanged views on strengthening cultural and humanitarian ties.

The holding of the Chinese Culture Days in Uzbekistan last year and the events held in Beijing as part of the Uzbek Culture Days were noted with satisfaction.