President Xi meets Uzbekistan president on ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov in Beijing, Sept. 2, 2015.[Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping met with President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov in Beijing on Wednesday.

Xi welcomed Karimov's visit for China's commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II on Thursday.

He hailed the sound momentum of China-Uzbekistan ties and fruitful cooperation in various areas.

China is committed to boosting strategic partnership with Uzbekistan, and appreciates the country's support for the building of the Silk Road Economic Belt, Xi said.

China would like to improve transport infrastructure cooperation with Uzbekistan, as well as expand trade, investment and security cooperation, he said.

The two countries have maintained high-level coordination within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Xi said, adding China will fully support Uzbekistan's efforts as rotating chair of the SCO.

Karimov praised the great contribution of the Chinese people to the world anti-facist war.

Hailing the trust between both sides and remarkable cooperation in all fields, he said Uzbekistan is ready to enhance coordination and cooperation with China to jointly safeguard global and regional peace.