Chinese President Xi Jinpings participation at the 2nd China-Central Asia Summit in the Kazakh capital of Astana assisted restore standard friendship and draw a plan for advancement together with presidents of the 5 Central Asian countries, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated on Wednesday.Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while rundown reporters on the conclusion of Xis trip.In Astana, Xi and the Central Asian leaders discussed cooperation strategies and attained more than 100 cooperation outcomes, Wang said.China-Central Asia Spirit highlightedWang noted that the most popular highlight of this summit is Xis statement of the China-Central Asia Spirit, which indicates 4 aspects of practices, particularly practicing mutual respect and dealing with each other as equals; looking for to deepen shared trust and improving mutual assistance; pursuing mutual advantage and win-win cooperation and pursuing typical advancement; assisting each other in times of need; and standing together through thick and thin.The Central Asian leaders unanimously accepted support this spirit, enhancing the cohesive force and guiding principles of China-Central Asia cooperation, he added.Wang stated that from Xian, where the first China-Central Asia Summit was kept in 2023, to Astana, this summit brings crucial significance in sustaining and enhancing China-Central Asia cooperation.Against the backdrop of accelerating changes hidden in a century and overlapping worldwide dangers, China and the Central Asian countries will be guided by the China-Central Asia Spirit, remain committed to the original aspiration of unity, continue to base on the right side of history and work together to protect peace, pursue development, promote development, uphold justice and collectively develop a shared home for China and Central Asia, he added.High-quality development for China-Central Asia cooperation boostedWang said that China and the 5 Central Asian countries are all developing nations and have actually always been partners on the course of modernization.The most unique theme at the summit is that the six presidents together designated 2025 and 2026 as the Years of High-Quality Development of China-Central Asia Cooperation, said Wang.All parties will focus their cooperation on the six top priority areas of smooth trade, industrial financial investment, connection, green mining, farming modernization and personnel exchanges to strive for more tangible outcomes, he said.Xi, together with the heads of state of the five Central Asian countries, witnessed the signing of an action prepare for high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, Wang stated, noting that this is the first time that China signed Belt and Road cooperation files with all nations in a nearby region as a whole.China is the most important trade and financial investment partner of Central Asian countries, said Wang.
All parties agreed that there is no winner in tariff wars or trade wars, and unilateralism and protectionism will lead no place, he noted.In response to the immediate desire of Central Asia for revitalization and increasing self-development capacities, Xi revealed the facility of 3 cooperation centers, i.e., on hardship decrease, on education exchange, and on desertification prevention and control, under the China-Central Asia cooperation framework, vowing to offer 3,000 training chances to Central Asian countries in the next 2 years, Wang said.Flourishing cultural exchanges, deepening people-to-people friendshipThe essential pioneering effort in this summit is the signing of a treaty on eternal good-neighborliness, relationship and cooperation by the heads of state of the 6 countries to enshrine the concept of long lasting friendship in the type of law, which shows that political shared trust between China and Central Asian nations has actually reached a brand-new height, Wang noted.During the top, China and Central Asian countries reached a series of new cooperation outcomes in locations like subnational cooperation, personnel exchanges, academic exchanges and cultural tourist, to name a few, he said.The presidents of the 6 nations saw the finalizing of numerous sister city agreements; thus, the pairs of sis cities in between China and the 5 Central Asian nations have gone beyond 100, satisfying the goal of an effort proposed by Xi three years earlier, Wang included.(Cover: File photo of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi./ Chinese Foreign Ministry)(With input from Xinhua)