President Hu Jintao arrived in Kyrgyzstan yesterday for a state visit and to
take part in a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization that will discuss
regional security and economic issues.
In a written statement issued on his arrival in the capital, Bishkek, Hu
noted that China and Kyrgyzstan are linked by common mountains and rivers and
that the friendship between the people of the two nations dates back hundreds of
years.
Results have been achieved on political, economic, security and other issues
since the countries established diplomatic ties 15 years ago, Hu said.
The two governments have offered mutual support on issues concerning
sovereignty and territorial integrity, thus safeguarding their common interests
and guaranteeing the smooth development of bilateral ties, Hu said.
Hu said he and Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev will focus their talks on
reviewing the development of friendly relations between the two countries and
mapping out the future of China-Kyrgyzstan ties.
¡°We will also exchange views on a number of regional and global issues of
common interest,¡±he said.
During his stay, Hu will attend an annual SCO summit at which leaders of the
member states will discuss the organization¡¯s achievements since the 2006
session in Shanghai and work out plans for future cooperation on security,
economic and foreign affairs concerns. They are expected to sign a series of
economic and other documents.
Leaders of the six member countries - China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia,
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan - will sign a long-term friendship treaty at the
summit, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Li Hui told a news briefing earlier.
¡°The treaty will confirm the SCO spirit of pursuing peace and friendship for
generations to come and is of great significance to mutual trust and mutually
beneficial cooperation in Central Asia,¡±Li said.
The SCO, founded in Shanghai in 2001, pledges to enhance security, trade,
cultural, military and judicial cooperation among member countries.