“Xi Jinping emphasizes closer ties with Central Asia at summit meeting in Xi’an”

2023-05-19 10:56:44

Chinese President Xi Jinping (center) poses for a commemorative photo with the leaders of Central Asian countries gathered in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China.

[Beijing = Hiroki Ishii]ChineseXi Jinping（fukinpei）At a summit meeting with five Central Asian countries held in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, on the 19th, the president emphasized that China would “build a closer community with a shared future” with Central Asia. It can be said that he appealed for solidarity with Central Asia with the G7 Hiroshima Summit in mind. He also announced that the summit will be held every two years, with the next one being held in Kazakhstan in 2025.

Xi also pledged to strengthen cooperation on logistics networks and energy, and pledged a total of 26 billion yuan (about 520 billion yen) in financial loans and grant aid to Central Asia. After the meeting, the six leaders signed a joint document, the Xi’an Declaration, summarizing the results, and the summit closed.

In his speech, Mr. Xi said that in order to promote the “One Belt, One Road”, a huge economic zone initiative that he himself advocated and celebrated its 10th anniversary, the construction of a highway linking China and Central Asia, and the construction of a China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway. and called for the promotion of consultations.

In the area of ​​energy, Japan will expand natural gas pipelines connecting China and Central Asia, expand trade in oil and natural gas, and deepen cooperation with other countries in the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

With the United States and Europe in mind, Xi said, “We strongly oppose any interference in the internal affairs of regional states by external forces.” .



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