On April 25, 2025 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov in Almaty.

Wang Yi said, under the personal care and effort of President Xi Jinping and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, China-Uzbekistan relations have been elevated to a new height as an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era, demonstrating broader development prospects. Strategic mutual trust between the two countries continues to deepen, and mutually beneficial cooperation across all sectors has made positive progress. The growth of bilateral trade and investment is encouraging; major projects have been launched; the agreement on mutual visa exemption has been implemented;  Uzbekistan's Year of Tourism in China has been successfully inaugurated. China is ready to work together with Uzbekistan to accelerate cooperation in key areas, promote the early completion and operation of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, expand cooperation in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, digital trade, and climate change, and create an even more impressive "report card" of cooperation achievements. This will help both sides advance their modernization processes and accelerate their development and revitalization. China will, in accordance with the goals and tasks set out at the Central Conference on Work Related to Neighboring Countries, seek an amicable, secure and prosperous neighborhood, follow a neighborhood policy featuring amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness, and join hands to build a community with a shared future with neighbors. China is ready to work with Uzbekistan and other Central Asian countries to consolidate strategic mutual trust, deepen practical cooperation, and build a closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future.

Bakhtiyor Saidov said that under the strong leadership of President Xi Jinping, China has achieved remarkable development accomplishments in the new era, fully reflecting the profound heritage of Chinese civilization, which Uzbekistan greatly admires. Thanks to the strategic foresight of the two heads of state, Uzbekistan-China relations have been elevated to an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era, pointing the way forward for practical cooperation between the two countries across various sectors. Uzbekistan cherishes its brotherly friendship with China, firmly abides by the one-China principle, and will continue to firmly support each other with China and serve as reliable partners for each other.

Bakhtiyor Saidov said that in the context of profound changes in the current international landscape, the strategic significance of the China-Central Asia mechanism has become increasingly prominent. China has demonstrated its sense of responsibility as a major country by honoring its commitments in international affairs. Uzbekistan supports the series of major global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping and welcomes the principles established by China's Conference on Work Related to Neighboring Countries. Uzbekistan firmly supports WTO rules and is ready to strengthen coordination with China to jointly tackle challenges and uphold multilateralism, so as to inject stability into the world.

Wang Yi elaborated on China's principled position on tariff issues, emphasizing that certain country insists on prioritizing its own interests, engages in bullying tactics and coercive deals, and unreasonably provokes trade wars. Such extreme self-serving behavior has laid bare its true nature and will only further undermine its own credibility. China firmly stands on the right side of history and international rules, and is willing to work in solidarity with like-minded countries to jointly safeguard multilateralism, defend fairness and justice, oppose protectionism, and resolutely prevent the world from returning to a jungle where the strong prey on the weak.

The two sides also had an exchange of views on strengthening cooperation within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Bakhtiyor Saidov expressed Uzbekistan's full support for China's role as the chair country and expressed confidence that the summit in Tianjin will be a complete success, injecting strong new momentum into the SCO's development.