The Deputy Foreign Minister led the Chinese delegation to the international conference on Afghanistan "Peace Process, Security Cooperation and Regional Cooperation" in Tashkent.

Li Baodong congratulated the leadership of Uzbekistan on successful outcome of the Tashkent forum on the long-standing acute Afghan problem, the press service of the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

As it was stressed in the conversation, Uzbekistan and the PRC are united in opinion that peace in Afghanistan will bring tangible benefits to all countries of the vast region, development of regional and trans-regional trade in all directions.

The sides exchanged views on the state and prospects for the development of bilateral cooperation in the context of the preparations for the summit at the upcoming meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which is currently chaired by China.

The sides also considered some international issues. Ambassador of China Jiang Yan took part in the negotiations.