Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday held talks with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

Xi welcomed Mirziyoyev to China for the China-Central Asia Summit and a state visit. He recalled his state visit to Uzbekistan last September, where the hospitality of Mirziyoyev remained fresh in his mind.

Xi noted their joint announcement of the implementation of the vision of a community with a shared future at the bilateral level and the new characterization of bilateral relations last September. He expressed China's readiness to work with Uzbekistan to deepen cooperation across the board and build a China-Uzbekistan community with a shared future.