On May 18, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon as part of the program of the summit of Central Asian countries and China, held in Xi'an.
The official welcoming ceremony of the heads of state participating in the first Central Asia–China Summit took place in the Tang Dynasty Park in Xi'an.
The state visit of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev began on May 18 with bilateral talks with the President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping.
At the end of the program of events in the city of Samarkand, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, left for this country on a state visit on May 17.