Kyrgyz president, Chinese vice premier discuss ties, joint rail project
ISTANBUL (AA) – The president of Kyrgyzstan on Thursday discussed bilateral ties and economic cooperation between his country and Beijing in a meeting with China’s vice premier, including on the construction of a landmark rail project.
“An exchange of views took place on topical issues of further strengthening Kyrgyz-Chinese relations within the framework of political, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation,” said a statement from the office of President Sadyr Japarov on his meeting with Hu Chunhua.
The statement said Japarov “appreciated” the current state of Kyrgyzstan-China relations and the progress of trade and economic cooperation between the two countries, notably in terms of joint economic projects.
In September, China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan signed a trilateral memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the railway project connecting the three countries, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand.
Japarov announced on Nov. 25 that Kyrgyz and Chinese experts commenced field work to pave the way for the construction of the railway project.
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