TASHKENT: Uzbekistan’s first seminar on cooperation in economy, trade, culture, and tourism in 2024, arranged by the Embassy of Uzbekistan in China and the Chamber of Commerce of Xinjiang and Tianjin, was successfully held on 21 January in Urumqi, Xinjiang.
The annual conference of the Xinjiang and Tianjin Chamber of Commerce was also organized on the same day.
The event was attended by more than five hundred people, including Governor of Tashkent Zoir Mirzayev, Uzbek Deputy Minister of Tourism and Cultural Heritage Jamshid Abdusalomov, Mayor of Samarkand Fazliddin Umarov, and governors and deputy governors of twelve provinces of Uzbekistan.
From the Chinese side, business delegations, chiefs of the commerce department of the autonomous region, representatives of the Department of Culture and Tourism, industry and trade associations, and other relevant authorities of Urumqi, as well as representatives of different trade associations and enterprises in trade, tourism, and culture participated.
Zoir Mirzaev said that the ties between Uzbekistan and China have been positively developing since the times of the ancient Silk Road. And in recent years, relations between the two nations have become increasingly close. Last May, the two heads of state met in Xi’an and discussed a number of initiatives that provided more opportunities, including business opportunities, for the people of the both sides. Bilateral relations would continue to develop further.
Local businessmen in Xinjiang highly assess the prospects of future cooperation between Uzbekistan and China. Thus, the Chairman of the Board of Xinjiang Marjiang Trading Company said that with the support of the Xinjiang-Tianjin Chamber of Commerce, they are actively cooperating with the Uzbek side to agree on localization of production in Uzbekistan and hope that their products will be recognized by Uzbek consumers.
Uzbek president’s visit
Meanwhile, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the president of Uzbekistan, will pay a visit to China on 23–25 January.
He will also visit one of China’s regions and meet with the heads of top Chinese companies as well as banking and financial institutions.
