The President of Uzbekistan noted the wide opportunities for increasing interregional cooperation with China

On March 28, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received a delegation of the People's Republic of China headed by Chairman of the People's Government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Erkin Tuniyaz.

Priority areas for further expansion of Uzbek-Chinese multifaceted cooperation, including the development of practical interaction between the regions of Uzbekistan and the XUAR, were considered.

The current highest level of Uzbek-Chinese friendship relations and all-weather strategic partnership was noted with deep satisfaction.

Uzbekistan's trade turnover with the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is growing - currently, this region accounts for about 10 percent of mutual trade between the countries.

The portfolio of investment projects with leading companies from the XUAR amounts to $ 3.5 billion and today covers such areas as green energy and the electrical industry, the construction sector and the production of new types of building materials, metallurgy, infrastructure modernization and others.

A cultural exchange program is being actively implemented.

The Head of our state noted the importance of further building up mutually beneficial cooperation with the XUAR and accelerating joint projects. A number of priority areas have been identified – innovative technologies, agriculture and water management, transport and logistics, the banking and financial sector, education, and traditional medicine.

It was emphasized that Uzbekistan will take an active part in the main exhibition "Expo China-Eurasia", held annually in Urumqi.

During the meeting, issues of the development of humanitarian and tourist ties were also discussed in detail.

Special attention is paid to the promotion of the Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan-China railway construction project.