NUR-SULTAN: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China supports Kyrgyzstan in maintaining political stability, social harmony and sustainable economic development, adding that China has always been Kyrgyzstan’s most reliable long-term strategic cooperative partner.
China and Kyrgyzstan are friendly neighbors who cannot be moved away from each other. Linked by mountains and rivers, the two countries share weal and woe in security and complement each other economically, Wang said when meeting with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev on the sidelines of the third China + Central Asia (C+C5) foreign ministers meeting.
Wang said the two countries should follow the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and take the opportunity of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties to push forward bilateral ties in a sustainable way.
For his part, Kulubaev said that Kyrgyzstan and China have always treated each other sincerely, and maintaining mutually beneficial friendship is a priority of Kyrgyzstan’s foreign policy. He noted that Kyrgyzstan firmly pursues the one-China policy, opposes “Taiwan independence” and firmly supports China’s legitimate position on issues of Xinjiang and Hong Kong.
He stressed that Kyrgyzstan is ready to work with China to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and strengthen practical cooperation in areas such as infrastructure, border customs clearance, local-level exchanges, and health and anti-pandemic fight. –Agencies
