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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Chongqing, May 26 (Xinhua) — “I didn’t expect to find so many potential partners in Chongqing!” Donior Matnazarov, a businessman in the ceramic granite industry from Uzbekistan’s Khorezm region, exclaimed at a recent conference on China (Chongqing) – Uzbekistan (Khorezm region) trade and economic exchange.
Donior Matnazarov visited Chongqing City /Southwest China/ for the first time. He not only held in-depth talks with a number of local construction material companies, but also discussed cooperation opportunities with electric vehicle charging station manufacturers and cross-border legal service providers.
The event was attended by representatives of 20 Uzbek enterprises, led by Deputy Governor of Khorezm Region Anvar Davletov. They exchanged views with representatives of nearly 80 Chongqing enterprises on investment and trade needs, areas of potential cooperation and other issues in areas such as agriculture, textiles, food, new energy vehicles and electromechanical equipment.
According to Anvar Davletov, the Khorezm region is rich in tourism and agricultural resources. Tourism is one of the main sectors of the regional economy. Many projects in such areas as the production of aluminum cans, baby food, compound feed and electric motors are open to Chinese investment.
“Chongqing closely cooperates with Uzbekistan and has consistently established friendly relations with the Tashkent, Samarkand, Navoi, Syrdarya regions and other regions of this country,” said He Yi, secretary of the party group of the Chongqing City Committee for the Promotion of International Trade and chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce of the same city.
According to its data, in 2024, the total volume of imports and exports between the two sides amounted to 1.06 billion yuan (about 147.62 million US dollars). At the end of the first quarter of 2025, this figure exceeded 300 million yuan, an increase of 123.5 percent year-on-year.
As it became known, the mutual visa-free regime between China and Uzbekistan will come into force on June 1, 2025. “We count on further trade and economic cooperation and humanitarian exchanges with Chinese enterprises, including Chongqing ones,” Anvar Davletov noted. -0-