TASHKENT, Nov 22 (NNN-UzA) – Uzbek President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, yesterday met with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.
Mirziyoyev asked Wang to convey his sincerest greetings to Chinese President, Xi Jinping, and expressed warm congratulations on the successful convening of the fourth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee.
He said, he believes that all the tasks outlined in the 15th Five-Year Plan will be successfully achieved during the set term, and thanked China for its long-term valuable support for Uzbekistan’s economic and social development and the improvement of people’s livelihoods.
The Uzbek president said, Uzbekistan and China made breakthroughs in cooperation in various fields and that the development of bilateral relations will not be affected by any external factors.
Uzbekistan looks forward to working with China to maintain high-level exchanges, enhance strategic mutual trust, advance the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, and strengthen cooperation in investment, high technology, connectivity, agriculture, green energy, poverty reduction, people-to-people exchanges and sub-national cooperation, Mirziyoyev said.
Wang conveyed President Xi’s cordial greetings to President Mirziyoyev, noting that, under the leadership of the two heads of state, China-Uzbekistan relations have reached new heights and bilateral cooperation has yielded fruitful results.
China firmly supports Uzbekistan in safeguarding its national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and firmly supports the reform and development measures taken by President Mirziyoyev, Wang said.
China and Uzbekistan have compatible development strategies, similar governance philosophies and highly complementary economies, and are sincere friends who support each other and close partners who work together for development, he said.
Uzbekistan achieved remarkable results in poverty reduction, and it is believed the goal set by President Mirziyoyev to eliminate poverty by 2030 can be achieved on schedule, Wang said, adding that, China will continue sharing its experience to assist Uzbekistan in poverty reduction.
On the same day, Wang and Uzbek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bakhtiyor Saidov, held the Second China-Uzbekistan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue.– NNN-UzA
