Chinese President Xi Jinping received the Order of Friendship conferred by Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Thursday. 

In his remarks delivered before conferring the Order, Mirziyoyev described the day as one of historic significance and said that he was deeply honored to confer the first Order of Friendship, the highest honor awarded by Uzbekistan to foreign individuals, on President Xi. Mirziyoyev said Xi has made major contributions to deepening Uzbekistan-China friendship, cementing mutual trust and enhancing bilateral cooperation, and that the people of Uzbekistan have high regard for him.