Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The People’s Republic of China
Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong and Uzbek Deputy Foreign Minister Bobur Usmanov Hold the Eighth Meeting of the Security Cooperation Sub-committee of the China-Uzbekistan Inter-governmental Cooperation Committee and the Consultations between the Two Foreign Ministries
Updated: April 17, 2024 12:42

On April 16, 2024, Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong and Uzbek Deputy Foreign Minister Bobur Usmanov held the eighth meeting of the Security Cooperation Sub-committee of the China-Uzbekistan Inter-governmental Cooperation Committee and the consultations between the two foreign ministries in Beijing.

The two sides believe that under the strategic guidance and personal commitment of the two heads of state, China-Uzbekistan relations have been continuously upgraded and achieved leapfrog development. During President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's successful state visit to China in January this year, the two heads of state jointly announced the development of an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era to promote the building of a China-Uzbekistan community with a shared future from a higher starting point and open up new and broad prospects for China-Uzbekistan cooperation in various fields. Under the guidance of the common understandings reached between the two heads of state, the two foreign ministries are willing to comprehensively enhance political mutual trust, further deepen all-round mutually beneficial cooperation, continuously enrich the connotations of China-Uzbekistan all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era, and constantly pursue sustained and solid progress in building the China-Uzbekistan community with a shared future.

The two sides spoke highly of the achievements of China-Uzbekistan security cooperation in recent years, and agreed to continue to give full play to the role of the Security Cooperation Sub-committee, strengthen exchanges and cooperation between counterpart departments, resolutely fight the three forces of terrorism, separatism, and extremism, and jointly safeguard security and stability of the two countries and the region.

After the meeting, the two sides signed the Minutes of the Eighth Meeting of the Security Cooperation Sub-committee of the China-Uzbekistan Inter-governmental Cooperation Committee.