DUSHANBE: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday had an interview with media after concluding his visit to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
During his visit, Wang attended the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, during which he reached broad consensus with foreign ministers of SCO member states and achieved the expected goals.
Wang said this year marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the SCO Charter and the 15th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on Long-Term Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation of the SCO Member States, which is of great significance to the organization.
During the meeting, Wang said he had in-depth exchanges with his counterparts regarding how to enhance the organizational building of the SCO under new circumstances, better cope with major international and regional challenges, and reached broad consensus on fostering unity, seeking cooperation, boosting development and maintaining stability. The foreign ministers agreed to make the best efforts to prepare for the summit scheduled for September, to strengthen unity and mutual trust, to firmly build safety protection, to strengthen development and cooperation, to push forward organizational building, and to safeguard fairness and justice in the international community.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of China-Uzbekistan diplomatic ties.
During Wang’s visit to Uzbekistan, both sides agreed to take the consensus reached by the two heads of state as a guide to deepen political mutual trust, strengthen the alignment of development strategies, and make joint efforts towards the vision and goal of building a China-Uzbekistan community with a shared future so that bilateral relations could build on past achievements and strive for new progress.
The two sides agreed to promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, realize as soon as possible the annual trade volume of 10 billion U.S. dollars and put forward new goals.
Wang also expressed China’s support for Uzbekistan’s WTO accession.
Both sides stressed that they will continue to deepen cooperation in connectivity, poverty alleviation, as well as healthcare.
Wang said during his visit to Kyrgyzstan, he had full communication with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov and Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev and reached broad agreement on deepening mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries. –Agencies
