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Premier Li Qiang of the State Council of China Holds Talks with the Prime Minister of Tajikistan

In the afternoon of October 18, local time, Li Qiang, Premier of the State Council of China, held talks with Kokhir Rasulzoda, Prime Minister of Tajikistan, in Dushanbe.

Li Qiang said that the Chinese and Tajik peoples have always cherished friendly sentiments towards each other. Over the years, under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Emomali Rahmon, China-Tajikistan relations have maintained high-level development, and cooperation between the two sides across various fields has continued to deepen and deliver tangible results. Next year will mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Tajikistan. China is ready to work with Tajikistan to deepen strategic mutual trust, firmly support each other, elevate all-round China-Tajikistan cooperation to new heights, and better deliver benefits to the two peoples.

Li Qiang pointed out that China is ready to align development strategies with Tajikistan, advance high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and deepen cooperation in trade and investment, green minerals, connectivity, clean energy, artificial intelligence and other areas to achieve win-win results. China stands ready to import more high-quality products from Tajikistan and encourages Chinese enterprises to invest and start businesses in Tajikistan. It hopes Tajikistan will continue to foster a sound business environment for these enterprises. The two sides should expand people-to-people and cultural exchanges and deepen law-enforcement and security cooperation. As the international situation continues to evolve in a complex manner, China and Tajikistan, as important members of the Global South, should forge closer coordination and collaboration, strengthen communication and coordination within multilateral frameworks including the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the China-Central Asia mechanism and the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, safeguard the common interests of the two countries, and promote the building of a more just and reasonable global governance system.

Rasulzoda stated that under the joint guidance of the heads of state of the two countries, Tajikistan-China relations are now at their best level in history. Tajikistan is committed to advancing all-round cooperation with China, promoting high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, deepening mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields, enhancing people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and strengthening multilateral coordination to continuously reap new outcomes for Tajikistan-China relations.

After the talks, the two sides witnessed the signing of multiple documents on cooperation covering infrastructure development, education, anti-corruption and standardization.