Wei Chang (right) meets with Sultanbek Imamov on Nov 2 in Fuzhou, Fujian province. [Photo/Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of Fujian Province]

Wei Chang, director-general of the Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of Fujian Province, met with a delegation led by Sultanbek Imamov, consul general of Uzbekistan in Guangzhou, in Fuzhou, Fujian province, on Nov 2 to discuss bilateral exchanges and cooperation.

Wei said Fujian and regions in Uzbekistan had made significant progress in trade, economic cooperation, and people-to-people exchanges in recent years. As the province advances high-quality development and expands opening-up, its foreign affairs office will work with the consulate general to strengthen sister-city ties, expand trade and economic cooperation, and promote people-to-people exchanges.

Imamov reviewed exchanges between Uzbekistan and Fujian over the past two years and said the consulate general would serve as a bridge to strengthen ties. It would encourage Uzbek government departments and business and cultural tourism delegations to visit Fujian, while helping Fujian companies interested in investing and operating in Uzbekistan connect with local partners, he said.

During the visit, the delegation also met with officials from the Fujian Provincial Department of Commerce, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and the Quanzhou municipal government.