Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a joint declaration of the People’s Republic of China and the Kyrgyz Republic on the high-quality development of the comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era and a bilateral treaty on permanent good-neighborliness, friendship and cooperation after their talks in Bishkek on August 31, Xinhua reported.
Xi arrived in Bishkek for a state visit to Kyrgyzstan and to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2026.
China firmly supports Kyrgyzstan in safeguarding its national sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, as well as pursuing a development path suited to its national conditions, Xi said.
Japarov said Kyrgyzstan and China are neighboring countries, and the ancient Silk Road has closely connected the two nations. In recent years, with the rapid development of the Kyrgyzstan-China comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era, bilateral relations have entered a golden period and reached an unprecedented level, he said.
China has always been a priority in Kyrgyzstan’s foreign policy, as well as Kyrgyzstan’s closest friend and most reliable partner, Japarov added.
China and Kyrgyzstan have pledged to boost cooperation in various fields as both sides agree that bilateral ties are currently at their best in history, according to the joint declaration.
Both sides have also agreed to actively promote cooperation in the financial sector, support eligible Kyrgyz banks in joining China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System, and expand the use of local currencies in bilateral trade and investment settlement, said the declaration.
China would also expand market access for high-quality Kyrgyz agricultural products.
The two sides will ensure the smooth and timely implementation of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project, said the declaration.
Kyrgyzstan reiterated its support for the one-China principle, as well as its opposition to all forms of “Taiwan independence,” the declaration said.
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