Xi Jinping Holds Talks with President Zaparov of Kyrgyzstan

On the morning of May 18, 2023, President Xi Jinping held talks in Xi’an with President Zaparov of Kyrgyzstan, who came to China to attend the China-Central Asia Summit and pay a state visit. The two heads of state announced that China-Kyrgyzstan relations will be upgraded to a comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era.

When recalling the two meetings last year, Xi Jinping pointed out that the important consensus reached by the two sides on China-Kyrgyzstan relations and cooperation in various fields is being effectively implemented, providing a strong impetus for the development of bilateral relations. Xi Jinping said that China-Kyrgyzstan relations have gone through a 31-year journey, and China is willing to work with Kyrgyzstan to build a China-Kyrgyzstan community with a shared future featuring good neighborliness, friendship and common prosperity, and contribute to the development and revitalization of China and Kyrgyzstan. two countries.

Xi Jinping emphasized that China and Kyrgyzstan should strengthen mutual support, especially on issues related to each other’s core interests, and support each other with a clear-cut stand, so as to be good friends that can be trusted and relied on by each other. Xi Jinping pointed out that the two sides should further align development strategies, strengthen policy coordination, and take the opportunity of jointly building high-quality “Belt and Road” to promote practical cooperation in various fields and promote the upgrading of economic and trade cooperation. The two sides will also promote the implementation of people’s livelihood projects and cooperation such as poverty alleviation and rural revitalization between the two countries, deepen cooperation in connectivity, and start construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway as soon as possible. China is willing to import more high-quality agricultural and sideline products from Kyrgyzstan and encourage more Chinese enterprises to invest in Kyrgyzstan. The two sides also need to strengthen local cooperation, expand people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and consolidate the social and public opinion foundation for the development of bilateral relations. The two sides should deepen security cooperation and provide a safe and favorable environment for advancing the “Belt and Road” cooperation and the development of the two countries.

Zaparov expressed his pleasure at visiting the historical starting point of the ancient Silk Road, and warmly congratulated China on successfully completing a series of major domestic political agendas. Zaparov said that he believes that under the strong leadership of President Xi Jinping, China will make new brilliant achievements in various fields and play a more important role in the world. He said that Kyrgyzstan-China relations are in the best period in history. The Kyrgyz side firmly supports China’s unswerving stance on issues related to Taiwan, Xinjiang, Hong Kong and other core interests, and supports China’s global security initiatives and global development initiatives. The Kyrgyz side is willing to firmly support each other with the Chinese side, maintain close communication and cooperation, and jointly promote the security and development of the two countries and the region. Kyrgyzstan will spare no effort to provide a safe and good investment environment for Chinese enterprises and continue to promote the “Belt and Road” cooperation. Zaparov emphasized that on the same day, Chairman Xi and I jointly announced that the relationship between Kyrgyzstan and China will be upgraded to a comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era, and a consensus has been reached on building a community with a shared future between Kyrgyzstan and China. new level.

Zaparov said that he has high hopes for the upcoming China-Central Asia Summit and is willing to work together with China to build the China-Central Asia Summit into a new platform for Central Asian countries to strengthen bilateral and regional cooperation with China.

After the talks, the two heads of state signed the “Joint Statement between the People’s Republic of China and the Kyrgyz Republic on Establishing a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for a New Era”, and jointly witnessed the signing of a number of bilateral cooperation documents in the economic and social fields. Trade, industry and investment, customs, agriculture, people-to-people exchanges.

Cai Qi, Wang Yi, Qin Gang and others participated in the above activities.