Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- At the invitation of the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a working visit to the city of Beijing on 17-18 October to attend the events of the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.

The summit’s agenda includes further developing trade and economic cooperation, strengthening transport and communication connectivity, promoting green development programs, and digitalization. The main results of the multilateral partnership over the past ten years will be summed up, and new interaction tasks for the future will be identified.

The President of Uzbekistan is expected to deliver a keynote speech at the forum’s plenary session and outline his vision of current international cooperation issues within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative.

The program of stay also includes talks with the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping and Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Wang Huning, and other bilateral meetings.