Bishkek, Aug. 17, 2023 / Kabar /. Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic - Akylbek Zhaparov, as part of a working trip to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of China, held a meeting with a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the People's Republic of China, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Communist Party of XUAR of China Ma Xingjui.
According to the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers, during the talks the sides considered a wide range of issues of bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the field of energy, transport, logistics, postal services, agriculture, tourism, culture and education.
The chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers conveyed greetings on behalf of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov to Chairman of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping.
He noted the progressive development of Kyrgyz-Chinese relations, and also stressed the importance of the speedy implementation of the agreements reached during the state visit of the president of the country in May this year.
Akylbek Zhaparov emphasized the readiness of the Kyrgyz side to implement investment projects in Kyrgyzstan, including by mentioning the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway.
The sides paid special attention to the issue of modernizing the Irkeshtam and Torugart checkpoints.
In this context, the head of the Cabinet noted the need to optimize the activities of two checkpoints, including by expanding their capacity, reconstructing and expanding the road, as well as issuing driver visas.
In addition, the sides discussed the possibility of opening a new Bedel checkpoint on the Kyrgyz-Chinese border and building the Barskoon-Uchturfan-Ak-Suu highway.
The parties stated that there are good prospects in the implementation of projects for the development of hydropower and projects in the field of renewable energy sources.
“The issue of establishing close cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and China, in particular with the XUAR in the field of energy, is a top priority. The Kyrgyz side is interested in the joint implementation of the project for the construction of a hydroelectric power station on the Sary-Jaz River,” Akylbek Zhaparov emphasized.
In the context of discussing issues of cross-border commerce and trade, the possibilities of creating trade and logistics complexes and places of duty-free border trade (bond zones) in the Naryn region and in the Sary-Tash area of the Alai district of the Osh region of the Kyrgyz Republic were considered.
In addition, the head of the Cabinet expressed the interest of the Kyrgyz side in close cooperation with China and Xinjiang companies in developing e-commerce and postal services, providing an accelerated "green corridor", simplifying the quarantine access of domestic products to the Chinese market, equipping phytosanitary and veterinary laboratories with advanced equipment.
He offered the Chinese side to create a joint tourism product under the brand name of the "Great Silk Road" and expressed gratitude for the decision of the XUAR government to allocate 25 quota budget places to Kyrgyz students to study in higher educational institutions of the XUAR.
In turn, Ma Xingrui noted that Kyrgyzstan is a friendly neighbor of the People's Republic of China.
“Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is geographically close to Kyrgyzstan, and we are ready to deepen cooperation in the field of energy, green economy, postal service, and e-commerce. We are also interested in importing products from Kyrgyzstan to XUAR and are ready to support projects aimed at strengthening economic and humanitarian ties. It is also necessary to increase the number of flights between our countries,” said Ma Xingrui.
He stressed the importance of this visit in the light of the forthcoming participation of the Kyrgyz side in the China-Eurasia EXPO and the organization of the Kyrgyz-Chinese business forum.
As a result of the negotiations, the parties signed a number of agreements and documents between the state bodies of Kyrgyzstan and the XUAR.
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