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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BISHKEK, June 15 (Xinhua) — The China-Central Asia Summit to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan, in June will be an important milestone in the development of strategic partnership between Central Asian countries and China, former rector of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Akmataliev said in an interview with Xinhua.
According to him, the uniqueness of this mechanism is that Central Asia acts as a “single” political and economic actor in relations with China. “This allows us to jointly resolve common, major investment projects that are important for all Central Asian countries,” he said.
As Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kyrgyzstan Ishak Masaliev told Xinhua, holding the China-Central Asia summit will be of great importance, since it is taking place in a special environment.
He noted that today the situation on the world stage is changing radically, the configuration and the decision-making center are changing. In his opinion, China and the Central Asian countries should develop a certain strategy that is beneficial for each country and for the region as a whole.
“In this regard, it seems to me that the attempts of the Chinese leadership are worthy of attention and respect. We must listen and, if possible, extract everything useful for our countries,” said I. Masaliev.
Speaking about China’s relations with the Central Asian countries, A. Akmataliev emphasized that China and the countries of the region have entered a new “golden thirty years” in their relations. “Over all these years, the relations of each Central Asian country with China are worthy of respect and imitation,” he said.
As I. Masaliev emphasized, “we can say with confidence that today China’s relations with all Central Asian countries have reached a completely new level.”
The expert also noted that now is the time to implement transcontinental and transnational projects. Such projects as the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, the alternative North-South highway, etc., will improve the lives and well-being of citizens of both Kyrgyzstan and the countries of the region.
A. Akmataliev, in turn, pointed out that these projects are striking and impressive in their grandeur, scale, and great goals.
Touching upon Chinese-Kyrgyz relations, A. Akmataliev noted that the visit of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov to China in February 2025 became a historic milestone in the relations between the Kyrgyz and Chinese peoples. “Our relations have risen to a real level of strategic partnership,” he said, adding that these relations have become an important example of true success, dynamics, sincerity and mutually beneficial cooperation.
“The relations between Kyrgyzstan and China, as well as the peoples of the two countries, are excellent, wonderful,” notes I. Masaliev, adding that the visit of the head of Kyrgyzstan to China and his meeting with the leader of the PRC in February of this year certainly brings enormous positive energy and a great contribution to the development of the economies of the two countries. –0–