Bishkek, Feb. 5, 2025 /Kabar/. President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov held talks today with Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Li Qiang as part of a state visit.
The press service of the Kyrgyz president said that the parties discussed current issues of bilateral cooperation, prospects for trade, economic and investment cooperation, as well as the implementation of joint projects in the field of energy, infrastructure, transport and high technology. Particular attention was paid to strengthening partnership in the field of digitalization, renewable energy and joint projects in the industrial sector.
Premier of the State Council Li Qiang noted that China highly values the strategic partnership with Kyrgyzstan and is ready to further expand mutually beneficial cooperation. He emphasized the importance of joint infrastructure and investment projects, expressed support for the development of transport links between the countries. Li Qiang also noted that the visit of the president of Kyrgyzstan coincided with the Spring Festival, emphasizing that spring is a crucial time of the year when nature awakens and a new life cycle begins. He called it a symbol of renewal and new prospects for Kyrgyz-Chinese relations, expressing confidence in further strengthening cooperation between the two countries.
President Sadyr Zhaparov noted China's impressive achievements in recent decades, thanks to which the country has become a symbol of rapid growth, technological progress and shared prosperity. He expressed confidence that the policy of reform and openness carried out under the leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping, as well as the Belt and Road initiative, open up new opportunities for expanding bilateral cooperation.
Sadyr Zhaparov stressed that the national development program of Kyrgyzstan is harmoniously combined with the Belt and Road initiative, creating broad prospects for trade growth, infrastructure development and investment.
"Over the past few years, we have significantly intensified our bilateral cooperation. This is confirmed by mutual visits at the highest and high levels, the launch of the construction of a grandiose project - the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, the opening of the third Bedel checkpoint, an unprecedented growth in the volume of mutual trade. A number of joint projects have been successfully launched that have good prospects for economic cooperation," the Kyrgyz president emphasized with satisfaction.
At the end of the talks, the parties expressed confidence in the further strengthening of the Kyrgyz-Chinese strategic partnership for the benefit of the peoples of the two countries.