CHENGDU, Dec 2 (Alliance News): The fifth China-Central Asia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting concluded in Chengdu, marking a significant step in enhancing mutual trust and broadening cooperation among China and the five Central Asian nations.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi highlighted the meeting’s outcomes, emphasizing that the six countries agreed to follow directives from their heads of state to refine and bolster the China-Central Asia cooperation framework.
The participants committed to advancing modernization and deepening bilateral and multilateral cooperation, with China expressing readiness to collaborate with Central Asia on initiatives involving the Beidou navigation satellite system, poverty alleviation, desertification control, higher education, and people-to-people exchanges.
The meeting also underscored a shared dedication to maintaining regional peace, supporting China’s Global Security Initiative, opposing external interference in domestic affairs, and aiding in Afghanistan’s peaceful reconstruction.
Emphasizing mutual learning among civilizations, China pledged to provide 1,500 training opportunities and increase scholarships by 600 over the next three years to cultivate talent across various fields.
Additionally, the nations reaffirmed their support for international equality and justice, pledged to strengthen coordination on global and regional matters, and to promote unity within the Global South, resisting economic “decoupling.”
These steps signal a reinforced partnership focused on comprehensive and sustainable growth, peace, and regional cooperation.
The fifth China-Central Asia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Chengdu concluded with strengthened mutual trust and expanded cooperation, emphasizing modernization, regional peace, and multilateralism among China and five Central Asian nations.
