TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, January 19. Uzbekistan
and China have signed agreements on the development of gold
deposits and the processing of precious metals, Trend reports via the press
service of the Surkhandarya regional administration.
The agreements were signed by Governor of Surkhandarya region
Ulugbek Kasymov, Head of the China Relations Department of the
Cabinet of Ministers’ Office Ikhtiyor Niyazmuradov, and First
Deputy Minister of Mining and Geology Firuza Khamidova, together
with a Chinese delegation led by Long Yuxiang, Chairman of the
China International Communication Center, and Chen Sung To,
Chairman of JDB Group Limited.
During the meeting, the parties formalized agreements and
exchanged documents in alignment with previously established
arrangements. These agreements outline the collaborative
development of promising gold deposits in the Surkhandarya region,
alongside the execution of a project focused on the processing of
precious metals.
Furthermore, Uzbekistan's trade turnover with China reached
$14.6 billion from January through November 2025, solidifying
China’s status as Uzbekistan’s primary trading partner.
