President Hu Jintao talks with Uzbekistan

4 19, President Hu Jintao presided over a ceremony in Beijing’s Great Hall to welcome the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov visited China. Xinhua News Agency reporters Rao Ai and Min She

Xinhua Beijing, April 19 (Xinhua reporter Xu Song) afternoon, President Hu Jintao at the Great Hall with 19, Uzbek President Islam Karimov held talks. Both sides agreed, based on mutual respect, sincere cooperation, mutual benefit and common development, efforts to promote further development of bilateral relations and jointly write a new chapter in bilateral friendly cooperation.

Hu Jintao said the establishment of diplomatic ties 19 years, healthy and stable Sino-Uruguayan relations have shown good momentum of development in 2004, bilateral friendly cooperative partnership set up to allow the rapid development of bilateral relations entered a new stage. Two close high-level exchanges, strengthen political mutual support in international and regional affairs closely, deepening exchanges and cooperation in various fields, fruitful, to bring the two peoples tangible benefits.

Karimov said that bilateral relations have developed steadily in recent years, Wu is deeply satisfied. Wu spoke highly of China made great achievements in international and regional affairs and play an important constructive role, as well as economic and social development of Uzbekistan for their valuable support and selfless help. Uruguayan side attaches great importance to developing relations with China, as China has always been a reliable partner, willing to join hands with China to push bilateral friendly cooperative partnership to a new level.

Hu Jintao on furthering bilateral friendly cooperative partnership for the development of the following five recommendations. First, strengthen exchanges at all levels, enhance political mutual trust. Both sides should maintain high-level exchanges, deepen the government, legislative bodies and political parties to further improve and perfect the mechanism of bilateral cooperation. Second, root out the potential for cooperation, and promote pragmatic cooperation. Both sides should continue to promote the steady growth in bilateral trade, expand energy cooperation in the field of non-resources, strengthen transportation, communication and other key areas of cooperation, and effectively improve the investment environment for enterprises of both sides invest in each other to provide more convenience. Third, deepen security cooperation and maintain regional stability. The two sides should strengthen bilateral and multilateral security dialogue and within the framework of collaboration, and timely exchange of information, coordinated action to crack down on “East Turkistan” and the “three forces” and transnational organized crime. Fourth, expand humanities exchanges, promote civil and friendly. The two sides established diplomatic relations in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of next year in black, carrying out various exchange activities, to further consolidate the social foundation of bilateral friendship. Fifth, close multilateral coordination, strengthen mutual support. China supports Uzbekistan’s accession to the WTO, the Uruguayan side is willing to deepen the United Nations, Shanghai Cooperation Organization and other multilateral coordination and cooperation within the framework of joint efforts to safeguard and promote regional and world peace, stability and development.

Karimov fully agreed with Hu-round development of bilateral relations to promote the important views that black is willing to take the 20th anniversary of diplomatic ties next year as an opportunity to further high-level exchanges, mutual respect and care for each other’s core interests, Improve cooperation mechanisms to expand trade, investment, technology, energy, non-resource and other areas of practical cooperation and strengthen cultural exchanges, international and regional affairs, in close collaboration to bring bilateral relations to obtain more results, better benefit the two peoples . Wu will continue to firmly support China on the Taiwan, Tibet and other issues involving China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity of the position, the fight against “East Turkistan” and the “three forces” and safeguard regional peace and stability.

two heads of state of common concern to the international and regional issues in-depth exchange of views and reached broad consensus.

talks, the two leaders signed a joint statement and attended a signing ceremony for bilateral cooperative documents.

Prior to the talks, President Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the visit of President Islam Karimov held a welcoming ceremony. President Hu’s wife Liu Yongqing, Vice Chairman of NPC Standing Committee Ismail Anwar iron force, the State Councilor Dai, Vice Chairman of CPPCC Sun, industrial party Central Committee Vice Chairman Liu Xiaofeng, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, the National Development and Reform Commission Zhang Ping , Minister of Commerce Chen Deming and Chinese Ambassador to Uzbekistan Zhang Xiao attended the welcoming ceremony.

(edit: SN047)