Xi calls for “full exploitation” of opportunities for cooperation

Addressing five former Soviet republics, the Chinese president stressed the need to develop “new engines of growth.”

By Le Figaro with AFP

published On 05/19/2023 at 08:00to update On 05/19/2023 at 11:07

the Chinese leader Xi Jinping This Friday, May 19, he called his country and Central Asia to “full exploitationOpportunities for cooperation in trade, economy and industrial capacity. Addressing the heads of state of five former Soviet republics together at an unprecedented peakXi Jinping urged them to “Fully exploit the potential of traditional cooperation in economy and trade, industrial capacity, energy and transportationAccording to an excerpt from the speech given by the new Chinese news agency.

He also stressed the need for developmentNew engines of growth (…) such as finance, agriculture, poverty reduction, carbon emission reduction, health and digital innovationThis week, the Chinese president will host the first edition of the “China and Central Asia SummitSince the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992 between the Asian giant and these republics (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) after The fall of the Soviet Union.

“Maintain an everlasting friendship”

Xi Jinping added that the region and China should “Take the leadof this project andDeepening strategic mutual trust“for the purpose of”Maintain an eternal friendshipHe also stressed the need to expand security cooperation to combat what Beijing calls “Three evilsThe region: separatism, terrorism and extremism.

“The six countries must firmly oppose external interference in the internal affairs of countries in the region and attempts to incite “color revolutions”.Xi Jinping added. It aims to strengthen economic and cultural ties with these countries that are traditionally closer to Moscow than to Beijing, and this major meeting is being organized at a time when Joe Biden is meeting with the leaders of the Group of Seven in Japan.