From June 23 to 25, Vice Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Qin Haixiang led a delegation to visit Uzbekistan. On the 24th, Qin Haixiang held bilateral talks with Adilov, Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Public Utilities of Uzbekistan, and the two sides conducted in-depth exchanges on promoting cooperation in the field of housing and urban-rural development.

Qin Haixiang stated that Uzbekistan is China's friendly neighbor and an all-weather comprehensive strategic partner in the new era. In January this year, President Xi Jinping and President Mirziyoyev jointly announced the development of the China-Uzbekistan all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era, building a China-Uzbekistan community with a shared future from a higher starting point and drawing a new blueprint for all-round cooperation between the two countries. The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of China is willing to work with the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Utilities of Uzbekistan to implement the important consensus of the two heads of state, deepen practical cooperation between the two countries in the field of housing and urban-rural development, jointly build the "Belt and Road" with high quality, and benefit the people of both countries with concrete actions.

Adilov welcomed the Chinese delegation's visit to Uzbekistan. He stated that the friendly relations between China and Uzbekistan are deepening day by day, and China is Uzbekistan's largest trading partner. Chinese-funded construction enterprises have undertaken a number of large-scale construction projects in Uzbekistan, and the two countries have also carried out exchanges in the field of engineering construction standards. He expressed the hope to further strengthen cooperation in new city construction, urban renewal and other aspects in the future.

During the visit, Qin Haixiang held talks with Tashkent Deputy Mayor Rakhmanov and conducted research on projects including engineering construction and historical district protection.