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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, June 16 (Xinhua) — At the upcoming second China-Central Asia Summit, the heads of state of China and Central Asian countries will jointly map out a new grand plan for future development and open up a wider space for jointly building the Belt and Road, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said Monday.
He made this statement at a regular departmental press conference, answering a journalist’s question regarding the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” by China and the Central Asian countries.
The Central Asian region is not only the place where China first put forward the Belt and Road Initiative, but also an advanced area in its high-quality joint implementation, Guo Jiakun noted, adding that China has signed cooperation documents on jointly building the Belt and Road with all five Central Asian countries and implemented a number of landmark projects with them aimed at promoting development and improving people’s well-being.
According to him, in 2024, China’s foreign trade volume with Central Asian countries reached a record high of 674.15 billion yuan, an increase of 116 percent compared with 2013.
Guo Jiakun noted that the China-Kazakhstan oil pipeline and the China-Central Asia gas pipeline have created a new model of win-win cooperation. The China-Tajikistan highway, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan highway and China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway have taken regional connectivity to a new level. The digital economy and green transformation have expanded new areas of practical cooperation.
In addition, China has introduced a mutual visa-free regime with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, the Luban Workshop projects are being implemented at an accelerated pace, and humanitarian exchanges and people-to-people ties are gaining momentum, he added.
High-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road is becoming a key area of cooperation between China and Central Asia every day, the Chinese diplomat stressed.
According to Guo Jiakun, the second China-Central Asia Summit will be held in the near future, where the heads of state will jointly outline a new grand plan for future development, open up a wider space for jointly building the Belt and Road, and promote the building of a closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future. -0-