Chinese VP meets Uzbek counterpart

BEIJING: Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong met with Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Kuchkarov in Beijing on Tuesday.
Liu said China is ready to work with Uzbekistan to fully implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state and push China-Uzbekistan relations to a new level.
Liu introduced China’s achievements and experience of poverty alleviation upon request, adding that China will strengthen cooperation in poverty reduction and promote the development of the global poverty reduction cause.
Kuchkarov said Uzbekistan is willing to learn from China’s experience in poverty reduction and development and deepen exchanges and cooperation with China in various fields.Menwhile, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Francisco Bustillo Bonasso, minister of Foreign Affairs of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, in Beijing on Tuesday.
Han noted that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China-Uruguay relations have shown a sound momentum of development.
The two countries should take the 35th anniversary of the bilateral ties as an opportunity to deepen political mutual trust, promote practical cooperation, strengthen people-to-people exchanges, and enhance strategic coordination, so that the China-Uruguay strategic partnership will be further promoted, Han said. –Agencies