China and Uzbekistan upgraded their relations to an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era during talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Wednesday.
“Both sides should take the opportunity of developing the all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era to build a solid foundation for the China-Uzbekistan community with a shared future through high-level political mutual trust and advance the two countries’ modernization undertakings through high-quality Belt and Road cooperation,” Xi told Mirziyoyev, who is in Beijing on a state visit to China.
Xi said China supports Uzbekistan in safeguarding its national sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity and choosing its own development path.
The two countries should make good use of platforms such as the intergovernmental cooperation committee to strengthen strategic communication and comprehensively deepen strategic mutual trust, said the Chinese president. He also said China and Uzbekistan should tap the potential of traditional cooperation, implement medium- and long-term cooperation plans in the economy, trade and investment, introduce more facilitation measures and boost cooperation in infrastructure, agricultural high-tech park construction and other areas.
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