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President has talks with Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Dominican Republic leaders China and Kazakhstan should foster new growth engines in bilateral
cooperation in fields such as green energy, artificial intelligence,
e-commerce and digital finance to jointly promote the high-quality
building of the Belt and Road, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday. Xi made the remark in a phone conversation with Kazakh President
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. He also spoke on the phone on Wednesday with
Ilham Aliyev, the president of Azerbaijan, and Luis Abinader, the
president of the Dominican Republic. The friendship between China and Kazakhstan, as permanent
comprehensive strategic partners, is built on a deep foundation and
powered with strong impetus, Xi said. In promoting the high-quality building of the Belt and Road, Xi said
the two sides should scale up cooperation in production capacity, trade,
agriculture and infrastructure and keep improving their level of
connectivity. The two nations should jointly build a green Silk Road, a health Silk
Road and a digital Silk Road, adding that Beijing is willing to deepen
cooperation in areas such as telemedicine and traditional medicine, he
said. China will continue to offer help and support to Kazakhstan in its
fight against COVID-19, and the two sides should work more closely in
law enforcement, security and defense affairs to jointly safeguard
regional peace and security, he said. Tokayev hailed China's historic achievements under Xi's leadership,
saying that the COVID-19 pandemic has further exemplified the importance
and necessity of China's proposal to build a community with a shared
future for mankind. The two nations are genuine permanent comprehensive strategic
partners, and Kazakhstan would never do anything that harms China's
interests under any circumstances, he said. In his talks with Aliyev, Xi said China and Azerbaijan have supported
each other in the face of the raging pandemic, which truly embodies
their friendship. The two sides should amplify their traditional friendship, deepen
win-win cooperation, enhance mutual support and use the 30th anniversary
of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties next year to work
toward greater progress in bilateral relations and more benefits for the
two peoples, he said. China sees Azerbaijan as an important partner in the joint building
of the Belt and Road, and the two sides should share opportunities,
jointly plan development and ensure the sound planning and progress of
Belt and Road cooperation, he said. China will import more high-quality produce from Azerbaijan and
support more of its businesses to invest and start new businesses in the
nation, Xi said. He highlighted the need for the two nations to step up cooperation in
international transportation and logistics, promote the building of a
Eurasian transportation corridor and improve regional connectivity,
adding that China will continue to offer aid to help the nation fight
COVID-19. Aliyev said Azerbaijan welcomes investment by more Chinese
businesses, and the nation stands ready to step up communication and
cooperation with China on regional affairs. China is a true partner of Azerbaijan, and the nation has supported
China's position, and will continue to do so, on issues regarding
Taiwan, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Xinjiang
Uygur autonomous region. While speaking with Abinader, Xi said China highly appreciates the
Dominican Republic's firm adherence to the one-China policy and its
regarding ties with China as a priority in its foreign relations. China will continue to do its best to help the Dominican Republic
fight the pandemic and is willing to make joint efforts to bring
bilateral relations to a higher level, he said. Abinader expressed sincere appreciation for China sending medical
supplies and vaccines to the Dominican Republic to assist its fight
against COVID-19, saying that the nation firmly adheres to the one-China
policy and would like to expand bilateral cooperation in trade and
economics.
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