The delegation of Uzbekistan took part in the industrial and investment forum "China – Central Asia"

The first industrial and investment forum "China – Central Asia" was held in the Chinese city of Qingdao, Shandong Province.

The event, organized by the State Development and Reform Committee of China and the Administration of Shandong Province, was attended by heads of ministries and departments of China, representatives of business circles, deputy prime ministers of Central Asian countries, heads of foreign embassies and media representatives.

This forum was organized on the initiative put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the online summit held on January 25, 2022 on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the countries of Central Asia and China, aimed at intensifying the implementation of the agreements reached between these countries.

At the opening of the event, the address of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the participants was read out by Chairman of the State Committee for Development and Reforms He Lifen in the form of a video link.

The event was attended by Deputy Prime Ministers of Central Asian states, the Governor of Shandong Province, ambassadors of Central Asian countries to China and other high-ranking Chinese officials, who spoke about the current state and prospects of bilateral and multilateral cooperation with China in various fields.

Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjayev took part in the event with a video message and touched upon the current development of Uzbekistan, investment and export potential, trade and economic relations between our country and China.

In particular, it was stressed that in 2022 the trade turnover between our countries increased by 20% and reached almost $ 9 billion. It was noted that today more than 2,100 enterprises operate in Uzbekistan with the participation of Chinese capital, and the total amount of Chinese investments mastered since 2017 is about $ 11 billion. The attention of the participants was also focused on the issues of strengthening and further development of cooperation between Uzbekistan and China in such areas as trade and industry, “green” investments, transport infrastructure and agriculture.

At the forum, it was announced that the parties had adopted an initiative on industrial and investment cooperation between China and Central Asia.

A number of presentations on the topic “Joint construction of a common space for industrial cooperation” were also held during the event.

The Central Asian countries presented their trade and economic opportunities, free economic regions, investment climate, priority industries and amenities promoted by their governments.