On the afternoon of May 13, 2017, Premier Li Keqiang met at the Great Hall of the People with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of the Republic of Uzbekistan, who was in China for a state visit and the attendance at the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.
Li Keqiang expressed that China-Uzbekistan relations enjoy a good development momentum. President Xi Jinping held fruitful talks with you yesterday. China stands ready to consolidate political mutual trust with Uzbekistan, enhance exchanges at all levels and reinforce cooperation in all fields, so as to benefit the two peoples.
Li Keqiang pointed out that China welcomes Uzbekistan to introduce more cost-effective and environment friendly equipment from China, so as to propel the industrialization process in Uzbekistan. China is willing to expand imports of competitive products from Uzbekistan. Both sides can strengthen cooperation among small and medium-size enterprises, so as to better achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev stated that Uzbekistan-China relations have been increasingly closer. Uzbekistan is full of expectation in the future of bilateral cooperation, and stands ready to, drawing on the development experience of China, enhance cooperation in a wide range of areas such as transportation, infrastructure, energy, mining, and water conservancy, and also promote cooperation in equipment, production capacity industrial parks, so as to uplift Uzbekistan-China relations to new highs.