SHANGHAI, October 28. /Dunyo IA/.  Representatives of the Consul General of Uzbekistan carried out official visits to the cities of Changzhou, Yangzhou and Nanjing in Jiangsu Province, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.

Within the framework of the visits, various meetings were held with leaders of local government agencies, major companies, and higher education institutions, as well as with Uzbek students studying in China.

During the meetings with representatives of the municipal governments of Changzhou and Yangzhou, issues of strengthening trade and economic ties, attracting investments and organizing business forums and visits of business delegations were discussed.

Chinese companies expressed significant interest in Uzbekistan's opportunities in agriculture, industry, mechanical engineering, electronics, chemicals, energy and the production of new materials. In particular, the Changzhou-based company “Nanjing Changkai Power Automation Equipment” announced its readiness to participate in the implementation of energy projects in Uzbekistan.

Issue of organizing vocational training courses in the regions of Uzbekistan was discussed with “CCSP Holding Group”. An agreement was reached for the company's representatives to visit Uzbekistan in November this year to hold meetings with the management of technical colleges in Tashkent, Sirdaryo and Samarkand regions.

During negotiations with representatives of the city of Yangzhou, an agreement was reached to organize a business mission to Uzbekistan in December this year, comprising representatives of the municipal commerce department and major manufacturing enterprises.

During the meeting with the leadership of the Changzhou Vocational Institute of Information Technology, issues of organizing professional development courses for Uzbek teachers and establishing student exchanges under the “1.5+1.5” format were reviewed.

At the meeting held at the Nanjing Vocational Institute of Transport, prospects for developing cooperation between four educational institutions in Nanjing and nine technical colleges of Uzbekistan assigned to the Consulate General were discussed.

Practical proposals were put forward regarding personnel training in engineering, transport, auditing and other fields, student and faculty exchanges, organization of short-term training courses and the improvement of the material and technical base of the technical colleges.

In order to further strengthen cooperation in this direction, an agreement was reached to organize a visit of representatives of Chinese educational institutions to Uzbekistan in November this year.

At the meeting with “Famsun Co., Ltd.”, issues of expanding cooperation in the fields of agricultural product processing, grain storage and the supply of equipment for animal husbandry were reviewed.

During the visit, meetings were also held with Uzbek students studying in the cities of Nanjing and Yangzhou. Discussions focused on their living and studying conditions, existing issues and the protection of their rights and interests.

Students were briefed on the importance of complying with Chinese legislation, visa and migration requirements, registering for consular records in a timely manner and preventing the spread of destructive ideas on social networks.