Xi urges Uzbek investment boost

Top leaders from China and Uzbekistan mapped out the future of the countries' relationship on Tuesday by signing a joint declaration, ratifying a five-year plan and witnessing the sealing of seven agreements.

The agreements covered various areas including economic and technical cooperation, energy and financing.

The bilateral relationship is the best in its history and the newly inked documents will "lay a foundation" for the sides to deepen cooperation, President Xi Jinping told Uzbek President Islam Karimov in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.