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During an official friendly visit to Kyrgyzstan from Wednesday to Thursday, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China (NPC) Zhao Leji expressed Beijing's readiness to further develop practical cooperation with Bishkek.
During the visit, he met with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and held talks with Speaker of the Zhogorku Kenesh (Parliament Speaker) Nurlanbek Turgunbek uulu in Bishkek.
During the meeting with S. Japarov, Zhao Leji, welcoming the rapid development of bilateral relations, which, in his opinion, are in the best state in history, said that China is ready to cooperate with Kyrgyzstan under the strategic leadership of the heads of the two states, develop traditional friendship, strengthen strategic mutual trust and firmly support each other on issues concerning the core interests of each country.
He called on both sides to expand trade and investment, promote high-quality construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, and strengthen cooperation in areas such as cross-border road construction, port modernization, digital trade and green energy.
Zhao Leji noted that the two sides should promote people-to-people exchanges, jointly implement projects to improve people's livelihoods, and continuously enrich the aspects of the China-Kyrgyzstan comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era.
China is willing to work with Kyrgyzstan and other Central Asian countries to adhere to the "China-Central Asia Spirit", take the Years of High-Quality Development of China-Central Asia Cooperation as an opportunity to implement more cooperation measures and projects, and promote the building of a closer community with a shared future between China and Central Asia, he said.
He also called for joint efforts to deepen cooperation in law enforcement and security, resolutely combat the "three evil forces" (terrorism, extremism and separatism), and jointly maintain regional security and stability.
S. Japarov, in turn, stated that Kyrgyzstan firmly supports China's position on issues affecting its core interests and major concerns, including the issues of Taiwan, Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Xi Jinping, supports the three main global initiatives put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping, and actively participates in the joint construction of the Belt and Road.
Considering the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway not only an important transport corridor but also a road of friendship, S. Japarov expressed readiness to further strengthen cooperation in such areas as investment, finance, culture, legislative bodies and multilateral affairs.
During the meeting with N. Turgunbek uulu, Zhao Leji said that the NPC is ready to fully implement the important consensus reached by the heads of the two states together with the Kyrgyz parliament, strengthen exchanges at all levels of legislative power, and strengthen mutual understanding and friendship.
N. Turgunbek uulu also confirmed that the Kyrgyz Parliament is ready to closely communicate and cooperate with the NPC to implement the consensus reached by the heads of the two states, play an active role as a legislative body in promoting high-quality cooperation within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, promote bilateral cooperation in the economic, trade, cultural, scientific, technological and educational fields, and improve the investment and business environment.
