Wang Yi Attends the Third “China+central Asia” Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the third “China+central Asia” (C+C5) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Nur-sultan, Kazakhstan on June 8, 2022.

Wang Yi said that China and Central Asia are closely intertwined, share weal and woe, and have become a community with a shared future moving forward shoulder to shoulder. No matter how the international landscape may evolve, China will always firmly support Central Asian countries in safeguarding their sovereignty and independence, pursuing development paths suited to their national conditions, and building an independent Central Asia.

China stands ready to uphold the principles of mutual respect, good-neighborly friendship, solidarity in trying times, mutual benefit, and win-win results. There is also a sustained resolve to strengthen solidarity and coordination with Central Asian countries and work together to build a closer China-central Asian community with a shared future, Wang said.

All parties spoke highly of the C+C5 cooperation mechanism, saying that China is a good neighbor and partner of the Central Asian countries as well as their largest trade and investment partner.