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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
ASTANA, June 17 (Xinhua) — China is ready to cooperate with Turkmenistan to fully unleash the potential of cooperation based on mutual respect and win-win cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday during a meeting with Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov on the sidelines of the 2nd China-Central Asia Summit in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.
Noting that China and Turkmenistan enjoy strong political mutual trust, strong will for cooperation and complementary advantages, Xi Jinping stressed that China hopes to further comprehensively expand the depth, breadth and scale of bilateral cooperation with Turkmenistan and advance the construction of a China-Turkmen community with a shared future.
The Chinese leader pointed out that the two sides should effectively integrate the Belt and Road Initiative and Turkmenistan’s strategy of “Reviving the Great Silk Road.” He called on China and Turkmenistan to step up cooperation in the natural gas sector, explore opportunities for cooperation in non-resource sectors, optimize trade structure, and strengthen regional connectivity.
Xi Jinping called for more cultural exchanges to be held in China and Turkmenistan on the basis of the China-Turkmenistan cross-cultural years, and for the establishment of cultural centers in both countries to be accelerated, promoting connectivity between their peoples. The Chinese president also called on the two countries to strengthen cooperation in law enforcement, security and defense, jointly combat the “three evil forces” (terrorism, extremism and separatism), and enhance cooperation in cybersecurity.
Xi Jinping stressed that China, adhering to the policy of a good, secure and prosperous neighborliness and the principles of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness, is willing to use the high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road as a major platform to jointly build a better future with neighboring countries including Turkmenistan.
According to the Chinese leader, China supports Turkmenistan’s accession to the World Trade Organization and its productive holding of the upcoming 5th meeting of foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries, and is pleased to see how Turkmenistan, as an eternally neutral state, is playing an increasingly constructive role in international affairs.
Xi Jinping expressed China’s intention to strengthen coordination and cooperation with Turkmenistan on international and regional issues, jointly safeguard the multilateral trading system and uphold the common interests of the Global South. –0–