Foreign Minister received a delegation from the city of Qingdao

Today, November 4, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Vladimir Norov received the Vice Mayor of Qingdao City of China Liu Jianjun. Views were exchanged on the development of Uzbek-Chinese relations in the context of interregional cooperation.

An agreement on setting up cooperation between China-SCO Pilot Zone in Qingdao and Uzbekistan-SCO Industrial Zone in Samarkand was reached.

The parties considered prospects for further strengthening of comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries in various areas, including the implementation of agreements reached on the state visit of President of China Xi Jinping to Uzbekistan in September 2022.

The parties stressed the special role of inter-regional cooperation in bilateral relations and Qingdao's willingness to fully support contacts with Uzbek cities.

During the meeting the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Vladimir Norov was presented with the certificate of the title of "Honorary Citizen of Qingdao" for his contribution to the development of the Pilot Zone "China - SCO" during his tenure as SCO Secretary-General in 2019-2021.