Li Qiang meets with Kyrgyzstan Prime Minister Kasymaliev

On the afternoon of September 23, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang met in Hangzhou with Kyrgyzstan Prime Minister Kasymaliev, who was in China to attend the Fifth Global Digital Trade Expo. The two sides exchanged views on topics including ChinaKyrgyzstan relations, economic and trade cooperation, and multilateral coordination. Li Qiang said that under the guidance of the two heads of state, ChinaKyrgyzstan relations have continued to advance, and bilateral cooperation has entered a phase of rapid growth. The Chinese side is willing to continue advancing alignment of development strategies with the Kyrgyz side, jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative to high standards, promoting the steady development of bilateral trade and investment, and accelerating the construction of projects such as the ChinaKyrgyzstanUzbekistan railway and the modernization of border ports. Li Qiang also said that China hopes to expand cooperation in areas such as artificial intelligence, the digital economy, green energy, and finance, while strengthening peopletopeople exchanges in culture, tourism, education, and healthcare, so as to consolidate the foundation of friendship between the two countries. The two sides will also continue to strengthen coordination on multilateral platforms such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the ChinaCentral Asia mechanism. Kasymaliev said that the Kyrgyz side is willing to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, deepen cooperation in trade, investment, and connectivity, support the construction of relevant railway projects, and maintain close coordination with the Chinese side on platforms such as the United Nations and the SCO.