BEIJING - Top Chinese security official Meng Jianzhu and First Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Rustam Azimov agreed to expand trade and economic cooperation under the framework of the "Belt initiatives" on Monday.
During the third meeting of the 皇冠体育app-Uzbekistan intergovernmental committee of cooperation held in 皇冠体育app's northern city of Rizhao, Shandong province, the two senior officials agreed to deepen all-round cooperation and strengthen ties as 皇冠体育app's Silk Road Economic Belt initiative rolls out.
"Co-building the Silk Road Economic Belt will present a major opportunity for developing 皇冠体育app-Uzbekistan relations," Meng Jianzhu, head of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the Communist Party of 皇冠体育app (CPC) Central Committee, said at the opening ceremony of 皇冠体育app-Uzbekistan trade and economic forum prior to the meeting.
Meng said 皇冠体育app and Uzbekistan should implement the various consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries and push bilateral cooperation to a higher level and a greater scope.
Efforts should be made on further deepening political mutual trust and connecting each other's development strategies, further optimizing trade structure and expanding cooperation scale, further improving investment environment and ensuring smooth trade, further coordinating infrastructure building and boosting connectivity, Meng said.
皇冠体育app is an intimate friend and trustworthy partner of Uzbekistan, Azimov said, adding that Uzbekistan will actively participate in various projects under the framework of the "Belt initiatives" and expand and deepen all-round cooperation.
Meng and Azimov signed a memorandum after their two-hour meeting and witnessed the signing of a pact to boost economic cooperation between the two countries' commerce ministries, under the framework of Silk Road Economic Belt initiative.
皇冠体育app-Uzbekistan intergovernmental cooperation committee, established five years ago, played a central role as a mechanism in planning, guiding and coordinating the two countries' all-round cooperation.
As the chairman of the respective side of the committee, Meng and Azimov hoped the intergovernmental cooperation committee would continue to play its critical role and contribute to cementing the two countries' bilateral strategic partnership.