“CHINA + FIVE CENTRAL ASIA STATES” AS A GUARANTEE OF STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF FRIENDLY COUNTRIES
On November 8-9, 2022, a conference titled “China and Central Asia: New Path to Joint Development” was held in Beijing. The event was organized by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. In addition, the Institute of Russia, the Kazakhstan Institute of Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Institute of Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, the Institute of Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Scientific Center for Strategic Studies of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Institute of Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Institute of Interregional Studies were co-organizers of the event.
Wang Yi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, delivered an address to the conference participants at the opening of the two-day conference, held in a hybrid format. Then the meeting continued its work with the speeches of the heads of diplomatic missions of Central Asia located in China, the Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization dedicated to exploring new ways of joint development and creating new forms of cooperation.
In their speeches, the experts expressed their expectations about how China can develop cooperative relations with each of the Central Asian states individually and with the region as a whole at the current stage of development.
The Turkmen side noted the positive impact of the current cooperation between the states of the region on ensuring universal peace and stability. Moreover, it was emphasized that the approach to solving the fundamental problems of the global agenda is based on the closeness or their overlap.
Turkmenistan advocates equality and justice in international relations, respect for the territorial integrity of countries and non-interference in the internal affairs of independent states, implementation of sustainable development goals and support for effective measures taken by the international community in the fight against international terrorism, extremism and other threats.
Scientific Center for Strategic Studies