Shavkat Mirziyoyev's article on the SCO was published in China's "China Daily" newspaper.
The President's article covered issues of strategic cooperation, regional stability, and development between Uzbekistan and the SCO.
An article by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev titled "Uzbekistan and the SCO: Cooperation on the Path of Common Peace and Development" was published in "China Daily", one of China's influential newspapers. published.
The trade turnover between our countries has tripled since 2017 and amounted to 14 billion dollars. In the coming years, it is planned to bring this figure to 20 billion dollars. During this period, Chinese investments worth 24.6 billion dollars were attracted to our country.
🔹 The launch of a plant for the production of BYD electric vehicles in our country and Central Asia for the first time in 2024, as well as the opening of the "Luban Workshop" in Tashkent, where Uzbek students are mastering modern skills in logistics management and information technology, marked the beginning of a new era in the development of industrial cooperation with the PRC.
🔹 The Confucius Institutes in Tashkent and Samarkand are making a significant contribution to the study of the Chinese language and culture in Uzbekistan, while nurturing a new generation of sinologists and specialists who speak Chinese.
🔹 The introduction of the visa-free regime between Uzbekistan and China this year was a huge step towards deepening humanitarian cooperation. It creates conditions for more active and effective communication between people, business cooperation, and tourism exchanges.
🔹 Undoubtedly, at the current modern stage, Uzbek-Chinese cooperation is turning into a pragmatic and balanced partnership model that contributes to the stable development of the region and strengthens the SCO's position as a mutually beneficial multilateral cooperation platform.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.