On March 14, Deputy Director of the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Bobur Usmanov met with Chen Xiaohan, Deputy Secretary General of the Chinese People's Association for Peace and Disarmament.

During the talks, an exchange of views took place on strengthening the bilateral strategic partnership between the Republic of Uzbekistan and China, as well as problems in the field of ensuring regional security and sustainable development, prospects for the development of transport and logistics routes in Central Asia and the further implementation of the Chinese "One Belt One Road" Initiative 

Following the conversation, the parties expressed mutual interest in continuing the dialogue in areas of mutual interest.