Sino-Kyrgyz relations to be strengthened
( 2003-09-08 09:53) (China Daily)
Kyrgyz Premier Nikolai Tanayev and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Li
Zhaoxing met on Saturday to discuss relations between their two countries,
calling for the strengthening of bilateral relations.
Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev also met Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing
yesterday to discuss relations between their two countries, calling for the
further development of bilateral ties.
Akayev told Li that the good-neighbourly friendship treaty signed by the two
countries laid a solid foundation for the development of bilateral ties oriented
to the 21st century and co-operation between the two countries in the fields of
counter-terrorism, justice and culture is very effective.
China's assistance to Kyrgyzstan for many years and substantive co-operation
between Kyrgyzstan and China in the fields of communications, transportation,
economy and trade have contributed to promoting economic development in
Kyrgyzstan, according to Tanayev.
Earlier in the day, Li also had separate meetings with other Kyrgyz leaders
and senior officials including Legislative Assembly (upperchamber) Spea-ker
Abdygany Erkebayevich Erkebayev, Assembly of People's Representatives (lower
chamber) Speaker Altay Borubayev and Foreign Minister Askar Aytmatov.
In these meetings, the Kyrgyz leaders expressed the position that Taiwan and
Tibet are both inalienable parts of China, saying that Kyrgyzstan firmly
supports the one-China policy.
The Chinese foreign minister arrived here earlier on Saturday for a two-day
visit following a visit to Uzbekistan.
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