China pledges quality implementation of railway project in Uzbekistan

Chinese Premier Li Qiang met Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and said China is ready to ensure the quality implementation of the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway project and to expand trade and economic cooperation with Tashkent. Li said Beijing wants to expand the presence of competitive Chinese companies in the Uzbek market and hopes Uzbekistan will continue to create favourable conditions for investment and business.

Among China's priorities, Li named energy, mining, finance and transport connectivity. The two sides also plan to deepen cooperation in science and technology innovation, including artificial intelligence, the green economy and aerospace technologies.

Mirziyoyev congratulated the Communist Party of China on its 105th anniversary and said that under Xi Jinping China is moving confidently toward national rejuvenation. He described the current stage of bilateral relations as a «golden age» and said a meeting with Xi at the SCO summit in Bishkek shaped future cooperation. Uzbekistan reaffirmed its adherence to the one-China principle and pledged to accelerate construction of the railway.