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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
ASTANA, June 17 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said cooperation between China and Kyrgyzstan has great potential, calling on the two countries to increase trade and investment and expand cooperation in developing sectors.
Xi Jinping made the statement at a meeting with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on the sidelines of the second China-Central Asia summit in the Kazakh capital Astana.
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations 33 years ago, Chinese-Kyrgyz ties have developed rapidly and are now at the highest level in their entire history, Xi Jinping noted.
He recalled the fruitful meeting with S. Japarov in February in Beijing. During the talks, a number of important consensuses were reached, giving a new and powerful impetus to bilateral cooperation.
China is willing to work with Kyrgyzstan to continuously deepen the alignment of development strategies, continue to firmly support each other on issues concerning their core interests and major concerns, and safeguard the common and long-term interests of both sides, Xi said.
Xi Jinping called on the two sides to deepen financial cooperation, improve connectivity networks and promote high-quality construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway.
He also called on both sides to stimulate new growth factors in clean energy, green minerals and artificial intelligence, strengthen exchanges in areas such as culture, tourism, education and health care, and implement more projects to benefit the peoples of the two countries.
Xi Jinping stressed that China and Kyrgyzstan are beneficiaries of economic globalization, and called on the two sides to jointly oppose unilateralism, firmly safeguard the international economic and trade order, and promote the building of a more fair and equitable global governance system.
Recalling that China and Kyrgyzstan will take turns chairing the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and hosting summits, Xi Jinping said Beijing is ready to work with Bishkek to support each other and jointly promote the further development of the SCO.
For his part, S. Japarov said that under the outstanding leadership of Chairman Xi Jinping, China is moving along the path of prosperity and strength, achieving great achievements and playing an important leadership role in the international arena.
The Kyrgyz side attaches great importance to the development of relations with China and values strategic partnership based on mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, as well as good-neighborly friendship, he said.
According to him, the Kyrgyz side firmly supports China in matters concerning its fundamental interests, adheres to the one-China principle, and also opposes any form of “Taiwan independence” and any interference by external forces in the country’s internal affairs.
Noting that China is Kyrgyzstan’s largest trade and investment partner, the President indicated that the Kyrgyz side invites more Chinese companies to do business in Kyrgyzstan and is ready to work with China to jointly advance projects such as the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, strengthen cooperation in energy, green minerals and other areas for the benefit of the peoples of the two countries.
Bishkek actively supports three important global initiatives put forward by Chairman Xi Jinping and is ready to cooperate with Beijing for their joint implementation, said S. Japarov.
He added that Kyrgyzstan will closely coordinate positions and cooperate with China within the framework of the UN, SCO and the China-Central Asia mechanism to promote regional and global security, stability, development and prosperity.
Following the meeting, the two heads of state attended a signing ceremony for a number of bilateral cooperation documents covering agriculture, customs, science and technology, media and other areas. –0–