China-Kyrgyzstan cooperation to go deeper
By
Qu Song, People’s Daily
People
from all walks of life in Kyrgyzstan are looking forward to President Xi
Jinping’s state visit, which is believed to promote the cooperation between the
two countries, said Mahabat Mavlyanova, a member of the Kyrgyz Parliament.
Mavlyanova
made the remarks in an interview with People’s Daily ahead of President Xi’s
state visit to Kyrgyzstan and attendance at the 19th meeting of the Council of
Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Kyrgyzstan
and China are friendly neighbors linked by mountains and rivers. The two
countries share a border of about 1,100 kilometers in length, and a history of
friendly exchanges that has lasted for centuries, said the former entrepreneur,
who pays close attention to economic and social development and are
enthusiastic about advancing cooperation between China and Kyrgyzstan.
Now,
the relationship between the two countries has become closer because of the
joint construction of the Belt and Road, said Mavlyanova.
In
recent years, cooperation between the two countries has entered a full swing. A
series of large-scale projects that are vital to the economic development of
Kyrgyzstan are being implemented, covering transportation, construction,
energy, mining, education, and culture.
In
April, China delivered a hospital built in Kyrgyzstan's southern capital city
Osh to the Kyrgyz side. The hospital will provide high-quality and
comprehensive medical services to the local community.
The
trade volume between the two countries increased from $1.489 billion in 2013 to
$2.003 billion in 2018. In June 2018, the two countries established a
comprehensive strategic partnership.
In
addition to economic and trade cooperation, cultural exchanges between China
and Kyrgyzstan are also a highlight of bilateral exchanges, said Mavlyanova.
The
two governments have signed a series of cooperation documents in the fields of
culture, education, literature and art. The enthusiasm of young people in Kyrgyzstan
to learn Chinese is growing, and studying in China has gradually become trendy
in Kyrgyzstan.
The
cultural and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries will become
increasingly frequent. Such cooperation will not only be carried out on
bilateral platforms, but also on multilateral platforms such as the SCO, said
Mavlyanova.
In
recent years, the two countries have strengthened the alignment between the
Belt and Road Initiative and regional cooperation mechanisms such as the
Eurasian Economic Union, bringing valuable opportunities for the development of
Kyrgyzstan, Mavlyanova noted.
Thanks
to the road rehabilitation project carried out by China Road& Bridge
Corporation under the Belt and Road framework, Balykchy, a major port on Issyk
Kul Lake in northern Kyrgyzstan will be able to embrace a broader foreign trade
market.
As
the world's second largest economy, China has always taken an active part in
regional and international affairs and played an important and constructive
role in promoting regional peace and development and safeguarding international
fairness and justice.
The
leaders of the SCO member states will carry out in-depth discussion on the new
ideas and new measures to jointly cope with the risks and challenges and
promote security, stability and development and revitalization under the
current situation.
“We
look forward to the joint efforts of the two countries and the SCO member
countries to help the organization achieve a new round of development,"
Mavlianova stressed.
China-Kyrgyzstan cooperation to go deeper
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