Li calls on China, Kyrgyzstan to focus on high-quality Belt and Road cooperation

Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Oct. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)

BISHKEK, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang said here Wednesday that China is ready to work with Kyrgyzstan to give full play to industrial complementarity and expand the scope and scale of economic and trade cooperation with a focus on high-quality Belt and Road cooperation.

In his meeting with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Li also called on both sides to maintain the stability of the industrial and supply chains, build a multi-dimensional connectivity paradigm, and work for an early start of the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Oct. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)