On January 24, 2024, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) Zhao Leji met respectively with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne in Beijing.

During his meeting with Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Zhao Leji said that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, China-Uzbekistan relations have entered a golden period of rapid development. The two sides should follow through on the important common understandings reached between the two heads of state, consolidate political mutual trust, and deepen practical cooperation. China's NPC is willing to strengthen exchanges and cooperation at all levels with Uzbekistan's Supreme Assembly, strengthen coordination and cooperation in international and regional parliamentary organizations such as the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), and boost the development of bilateral relations. China and Central Asian countries share profound historical origins and extensive practical needs. China is ready to work with Uzbekistan and other Central Asian countries to build a closer community with a shared future.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev said that Uzbekistan firmly adheres to the one-China policy, resolutely promotes cooperation with China in combating the three forces of terrorism, separatism, and extremism, and is willing to deepen cooperation between the legislative bodies of the two countries, further play the role of bilateral friendship groups, and promote people-to-people relations.

During his meeting with Gaston Browne, Zhao Leji said that China and Antigua and Barbuda are good friends with sincerity and mutual trust. Under the guidance of the leaders of the two countries, the traditional friendship has become deeper and the practical cooperation has yielded fruitful results. China is willing to work with Antigua and Barbuda to continue to support each other on issues concerning each other's core interests, promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and push China-Antigua and Barbuda friendly and cooperative relations to a higher level. China's NPC is willing to carry out multi-level and multi-channel communication and exchanges with the parliament of Antigua and Barbuda to provide a solid legal guarantee for bilateral cooperation in various fields. China is willing to strengthen coordination and cooperation with Antigua and Barbuda on multilateral occasions, deepen cooperation in such fields as climate change response and global environmental governance, and jointly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of developing countries.

Gaston Browne said Antigua and Barbuda-China relations serve as a model of equal cooperation between big and small countries. Antigua and Barbuda firmly abides by the one-China principle, highly appreciates China's series of global cooperation initiatives to help countries with common development, and hopes to continuously consolidate and deepen bilateral friendly relations.

Zhang Qingwei was present at the meeting.