China, Uzbekistan pledge to advance mutually beneficial cooperation

STORY: China, Uzbekistan pledge to advance mutually beneficial cooperation DATELINE: Sept. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xi's visit and Uzbekistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AZAMAT ALIJONOV, Uzbek student 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): FURKAT NIYAZOV, General Manager, Samarkand-Bukhara Silk Carpets 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Uzbek): RUSTAM KOBILOV, Deputy governor, Samarkand Regional Administration 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Russian): MANSUR TASHMATOV, Artistic leader Jazz-Orchestra of Uzbekista STORYLINE: Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Thursday in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The two heads of state said that bearing in mind the long-term development of China-Uzbekistan relations and the future welfare of their people, the two countries will expand mutually beneficial cooperation, cement their friendship and partnership, and implement the vision of a community with a shared future at the bilateral level. SOUNDBITE 1