BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 17. Uzbek President
Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with a delegation of leading Chinese
companies and financial institutions headed by Wang Hongzhi, head
of China’s National Energy Administration, to hold talks on
finance, green energy and trade.


This was reflected in the statement by the press service of the
Uzbek president, on the sidelines of the fifth Tashkent
International Investment Forum.


The delegation included senior representatives from China Energy
Engineering Corporation, China Datang, Sinoma Energy Conservation,
China Southern Power Grid, CAMCE, CNNC, State Nuclear Uranium
Resource Development Co. Ltd., as well as the Export-Import Bank of
China and Bank of China.


The talks focused on expanding mutually beneficial high-tech
cooperation in the energy and geological sectors, as well as
strengthening practical financial and banking partnerships.


Mirziyoyev welcomed the strong momentum in Uzbekistan-China
economic and investment cooperation, noting that bilateral trade
has exceeded $6 billion since the beginning of the year, while more
than $8 billion in Chinese direct investment has been absorbed. He
also said nearly 6,000 joint ventures are currently operating in
Uzbekistan.


Particular focus was placed on green energy projects involving
Chinese companies, such as the construction of solar and wind power
plants, as well as energy storage systems..







The sides supported plans to accelerate these projects and
launch new initiatives, including the expansion of solar capacity,
introduction of agrivoltaic technologies and development of power
transmission infrastructure.


The discussions also covered waste-to-energy generation, the
development of advanced technologies such as modern data centers,
and cooperation in mining and geology, including joint exploration
and extraction of critical raw materials.


"Special attention was given to cooperation in the field of
energy generation through waste processing and the development of
modern technological solutions, including the creation of
state-of-the-art data centers." the statement said.


A separate part of the talks focused on financial cooperation
with major Chinese banks, including financing for infrastructure
development, irrigation system modernization, highway and
hydropower construction, agricultural machinery supplies and
support for small and medium-sized enterprises.


Participants thanked the Uzbek side for the proactive dialogue
and reaffirmed their commitment to fully implementing the
agreements reached.