Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- At the end of the high-level talks, a ceremony of signing bilateral documents was held.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping signed a Joint Statement and adopted the Program for the Development of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in a New Era between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the People’s Republic of China for 2023-2027.

In the presence of leaders the officials of two states concluded:

– Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on technical and economic cooperation;

- Protocol on amendments and additions to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the establishment of the Uzbek-Chinese Intergovernmental Committee for Cooperation;

– Agreement on the implementation of a project to develop the capacity of secondary schools between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the People’s Republic of China;

- Protocol between the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China on quarantine and veterinary and sanitary requirements for the supply of poultry meat;

- Protocol between the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China on phytosanitary requirements and control for the export of grapes;

– Agreement between the Customs Committee under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China on mutual recognition of the program of authorized economic operators;

- Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China to promote priority investment projects;

– Memorandum of Understanding between the Agency for Information and Mass Communications under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Press Office of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China on cooperation in the field of mass media;

- Program of cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China for 2023-2024;

– Agreement on the establishment of partnership relations between the city of Tashkent and the province of Sichuan;

– Agreement on the establishment of partnership relations between the Syrdarya region and Shaanxi province;

– Agreement on establishing partnership relations between Samarkand region and Shaanxi province.

In addition, a number of important economic agreements were signed:

– on financing the project for the construction of power lines and substations;

– on the creation of a multimodal logistics center;

- on the renewal and modernization of the locomotive fleet on the basis of Uzbekistan Temir Yollari JSC;

- on the construction of the Uzbek-Chinese agro-industrial park;

– on the creation of the Agroinnovation Park;

– on the creation of the Uzbek-Chinese biotechnology cluster;

- on the expansion of the telecommunications infrastructure of JSC "Uzbektelecom";

– on the production of modern cars together with EXEED;

– on the production of electric and hybrid vehicles jointly with BYD Auto Industry;

– on attraction of a credit line between NBU JSC and Eximbank of China;

– on attracting a credit line between JSC "NBU" and "GBRK";

– on cooperation with China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation;

- on the preparation of a feasibility study for the projects "Construction of the cascade of the Naryn hydroelectric power station in the Namangan region" and "Construction of the cascade of the Aigain hydroelectric power station in the Bostanlyk district of the Tashkent region";

– on cooperation in the field of development of telecommunication networks.

Within the framework of the visit, industry memorandums were also signed:

- between the Committee on Interethnic Relations and Friendly Relations with Foreign Countries under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Shanghai People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries;

– between the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan on the establishment of the Uzbek-Chinese Committee for Cooperation in the Field of Commercial Law;

- between the Uzbek Republican Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange and the Dalian Commodity Exchange;

– between the Poultry Association of Uzbekistan and the China Livestock Association on cooperation in the poultry industry;

- between the Association "Uzcharmsanoat" of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Chinese Association of the leather industry for cooperation;

- between the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies and the Beijing University of Foreign Languages and Culture;

– between Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies and Liaoning Pedagogical University;

– between Samarkand International Technological University and Tianjin University of Science and Technology;

- between the Samarkand International Technological University and the North-Eastern Electric Power University;

– between the University of World Economy and Diplomacy and Shanghai University.

In total, during the visit, 41 documents were signed aimed at further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership and deepening practical cooperation between the two countries.