架起連接“一帶一路”及歐亞地區合作之橋

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6月5日，重慶市五屆人大常委會第十八次會議第二次全體會議表決通過關于批準重慶市與烏茲別克斯坦塔什干州締結友好市州關系的決定。此標志著重慶的國際“朋友圈”又多了一個朋友，總數達到47個，即全市（區縣）共與外國47個省州市締結了正式友好城市關系，與104個省州市建立了友好交流關系。

烏茲別克斯坦的農業強區和重要工業中心

烏茲別克斯坦面積44.89萬平方公里，人口3372.5萬人，位于中亞腹地，是“一帶一路”沿線重要國家，上海合作組織重要成員國，中烏兩國于2016年建立全面戰略伙伴關系，在兩國元首的戰略引領和親自推動下，中烏關系實現跨越式發展。

塔什干州位于烏茲別克斯坦東北部，處在天山山脈西部支脈和錫爾河之間，地貌以平原為主。成立于1938年，面積1.53萬平方公里，人口252萬，首府塔什干市。塔什干州地理條件優越，人口密集，交通、通訊網絡發達，文化教育基礎好，在該國各州中位列前茅，同時也是烏茲別克斯坦的農業強區和重要工業中心，綜合實力位于全國之首。

塔什干州農業高度發達，支柱產業是種棉業、糧食作物種植業、園藝業、葡萄種植業、家禽養殖業等，同時也發展養蠶業，盛產棉花、谷物、瓜果和蔬菜等。這里的葡萄種植專家和園藝師非常有名，精美的葡萄園和別致的花園隨處可見。

其自然資源也很豐富，蘊藏有褐煤、高嶺土、有色金屬（銅、鉛、鋅、鉍、鋰）、金、銀以及稀有金屬等礦產資源，有豐富的建材原料，還有大量的溫泉和礦泉水。這里幾乎集中了烏茲別克斯坦所有的黑色金屬冶煉企業和大部分有色金屬冶煉、機械制造、化工、電力、建材、輕工、食品等工業企業。

兩地合作基礎良好 發展前景廣闊

早在1998年11月，重慶市就與塔什干州簽署了經貿、人文合作協議，雙方開始積極推動兩市州建立正式友好市州關系。

2018年4月18日，中國重慶市—烏茲別克斯坦塔什干州經貿合作論壇在渝舉行，重慶多家企業與塔什干州簽署經貿項目合作協議。5月30日，塔什干州政府與重慶祥飛實業集團有限公司在京簽署《烏茲別克斯坦絲綢圈產業鏈建設合資項目備忘錄》。7月，烏茲別克斯坦駐華使館致函重慶市政府外辦，表示歡迎并邀請重慶企業參與塔什干州阿庫爾罕區工業園建設。

2019年9月，重慶市副市長李明清率團訪問塔什干州，推動兩地在農業、投資等領域合作。

重慶與塔什干州合作基礎好，未來發展前景廣闊。兩地正式結為友好市州，將進一步提升雙方的友好務實合作水平。有利于重慶更好地發揮“三個作用”，促進重慶內陸開放高地建設和中西部國際交往中心建設。對拓展重慶國際合作伙伴關系網絡，擴大國際交往“朋友圈”，打造人文交流新亮點，架起連接“一帶一路”的友誼之橋、合作之橋、民心之橋，以及服務國家總體外交具有重要意義。

On June 5， the second plenary meeting of the eighteenth session of the Standing Committee of the ?Fifth People's Congress of Chongqing passed a decision to agree to establish friendly city-province ties between Chongqing and Tashkent， Uzbekistan. It marks the addition of a new friend into Chongqing's international "friend circle"， reaching a total number of 47. That is， the whole city （districts and counties included） has formally entered into friendship relations with 47 provinces and municipalities， and established friendly exchanges with 104 provinces， states and municipalities.

A strong agricultural region and a major industrial center of Uzbekistan

Covering an area of 448，900 square kilometers with a population of 33.725 million， Uzbekistan is located in the hinterland of Central Asia as a major country along the Belt and Road and an key member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. China and Uzbekistan established a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2016. Under the strategic leadership and personal promotion of both heads of state， China-Uzbekistan relations have achieved leap-forward development.

Situated in the northeast of Uzbekistan between the Western Branch of Tianshan Mountains and Syr Darya and mainly consisted of plains in its landform， Tashkent Province was established ?in 1938 with an area of 15，300 square kilometers， a population of 2.52 million and the capital city of Tashkent. Boasting superior geographical conditions， dense population， developed transportation and communication networks as well as refined cultural and educational foundation， Tashkent Province ranks at the top amongst all provinces in Uzbekistan and is also a strong agricultural area and a major industrial center， with comprehensive strength ranking first in the country.

Tashkent Province is highly developed in agriculture. Its pillar industries are cotton planting， grain crop planting， horticulture， grape planting， poultry farming， etc. at the same time， it also develops sericulture and produces abundant cotton， grain， fruits and vegetables. Indebted to renowned viticulturists and horticulturists， fine vineyards and distinctive gardens can be seen everywhere.

Also rich in natural resources， the province has a trove of lignite， kaolin， non-ferrous metals （copper， lead， zinc， bismuth， lithium）， gold， silver， rare metals and other mineral resources， rich building materials， as well as a large amount of hot springs and mineral water. Almost all the ferrous metal smelters in Uzbekistan and most of the countrys non-ferrous metal smelting， machinery manufacturing， chemical industry， power， building materials， light industry， food and other industrial enterprises are concentrated here.

Both sides enjoy a good foundation for cooperation and broad prospects

As early as November 1998， Chongqing Municipality signed an economic， trade and cultural cooperation agreement with Tashkent Province and both sides began to actively promote the establishment of formal friendly city-province relations.

On April 18， 2018， Chongqing， China-Uzbekistan Tashkent Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum was held in Chongqing， and many Chongqing enterprises signed economic and trade project cooperation agreements with Tashkent Province. On May 30， the Tashkent Provincial Government and Chongqing Sunfeel Industrial Group Co.， Ltd signed a Joint Venture Project MOU for the Construction of Uzbekistan Silk Circle Industrial Chain in Beijing. In July， the Uzbekistan Embassy in China sent a letter to the Foreign Affairs Office of the Chongqing Municipal Government， welcoming and inviting Chongqing enterprises to participate in the construction of the industrial park in the Akurhan District of Tashkent Province.

In September 2019， Li Mingqing， deputy mayor of Chongqing， led a delegation to visit Tashkent Province to promote cooperation in agriculture， investment and other fields between the two places.

With a sound foundation for cooperation， both sides embrace broad prospects for future development. The formal friendly city-province relation will further enhance the level of amicable and pragmatic cooperation between both sides. Its also conducive for Chongqing to better play the "three roles" and accelerate its drive as an inland open highland and an international exchange center in the midwest. It is of great significance， therefore， to expand Chongqings international partnership network， widen the “circle of friends” in international exchanges， create new highlights in cultural exchanges， set up a Belt and Road bridge for friendship， cooperation and people-to-people exchanges and serve Chinas overall diplomacy.