Chinese top legislator meets Uzbek president

Li Zhanshu (R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, meets with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who is attending the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, capital of China, April 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhanshu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), on Friday met with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who is attending the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing.

The proposals and measures for deeper cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), put forward by President Xi Jinping in his keynote speech at the forum Friday, could guide the efforts to enhance mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Uzbekistan, said Li.

The NPC would like to work with the Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan's Supreme Assembly to create a favorable legal environment for deepening friendly and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries, he said.

Noting that President Xi's speech has rich content and is of great significance, Mirziyoyev said that Uzbekistan firmly supports and will continue to deeply engage in the development of the BRI.