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Chinese President Xi Jinping stated that China-Kyrgyzstan relations have reached their strongest point in history. He made the remarks during a meeting with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on the sidelines of the 2nd China-Central Asia Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.
“We sincerely appreciate the achieved level of comprehensive strategic partnership based on mutual respect, equality and good neighborliness,” - said Kyrgyz President as his press service reported.
Sadyr Japarov highlighted China as a key investment partner for Kyrgyzstan and welcomed the commencement of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway construction.
Xi Jinping expressed China’s readiness to deepen cooperation with Kyrgyzstan by expanding trade and investment, strengthening financial ties, improving connectivity, and advancing the high-quality construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway.
Xi also called for fostering new growth areas in clean energy, green minerals, and artificial intelligence, enhancing cultural, tourism, education, and health exchanges, and implementing more people-centered projects.
Highlighting that both countries benefit from economic globalization, he stressed the importance of jointly opposing unilateralism, protecting the international economic and trade order, and promoting a fairer global governance system.
Regarding the upcoming rotating presidencies and summits of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Xi affirmed China’s commitment to work with Kyrgyzstan to support each other and promote the SCO’s development.
Following the talks, a package of documents was signed, including:
A letter of exchange between Kyrgyzstan’s Cabinet of Ministers and China’s Government to implement the project on providing specialized equipment to Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry.
A memorandum of understanding between Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Digital Development and Innovative Technologies and China’s National Development and Reform Commission to establish a cooperation center for AI applications between China and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member state Kyrgyzstan.
A memorandum on cooperation in the processing industry between Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry and China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
An agreement on cooperation in cross-border healthcare and quarantine between Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Healthcare and China’s General Administration of Customs.
A memorandum of cooperation between Kyrgyzstan’s Kabar National News Agency and China Media Group.
A memorandum on mutual understanding and cooperation in news content exchange between Kyrgyzstan’s Slovo Kyrgyzstana Publishing House and China’s Xinhua News Agency.
Four people were killed, including a child, in Ukrainian strikes on the Russian port city of Novorossiysk overnight, according to the governor of the Krasnodar region. Ukraine's drone forces commander, Robert Brovdi, said Russian military ships were destroyed in the attacks.
A TV channel was struck during a live broadcast on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least three people, the city's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Meanwhile, drones hit civilian infrastructure in Russia's southwestern Saratov region.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) allegedly launched two ballistic missile attacks against a U.S. Navy warship over the past two days.
U.S. special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday on efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Indonesia has reopened Jakarta's main airport and four others after volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau forced widespread flight cancellations, though fresh eruptions have kept authorities on alert.
The Houthi movement has fired missiles and drones towards Saudi Arabian cities and energy facilities, opening another potentially dangerous front in a wider regional conflict involving Iran and the United States.
Tehran’s standoff with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has entered a new height after Iran’s mission in Vienna slammed a joint U.S.-E3 draft resolution.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) allegedly launched two ballistic missile attacks against a U.S. Navy warship over the past two days.
Saudi Arabia’s Delta Energy International has signed a 25-year, $200 million oil and gas contract with Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, launching exploration and extraction work in the country’s western Kushk-Tirpul basin.
Asian countries are seeking to unlock investment and ease cross-border financing as digital technologies transform financial markets, a key focus of the first CICA Finance Summit in Astana, attended by representatives from 16 member states.
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