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China, Tajikistan agree to boost ties
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CHINESE President Xi Jinping and his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon yesterday approved a five-year development plan for a bilateral strategic partnership, pledging an across-the-board strengthening of pragmatic cooperation to achieve common development, prosperity and security.
“The China-Tajikistan relationship is an important component of China’s neighborhood diplomacy,” Xi told Rahmon during talks in Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan.
Since the two countries established a strategic partnership last year, they have further consolidated political mutual trust and sped up cooperation in all fields, and bilateral relations have demonstrated great vitality and development potential, Xi said, adding that the five-year plan will be a road map for all-round cooperation.
Expecting Rahmon to attend an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) host-partners dialogue scheduled for November in Beijing, Xi said both sides should maintain frequent mutual high-level visits and strengthen governmental, legislative and party-to-party exchanges.
Xi proposed that the two countries strive to increase bilateral trade to US$3 billion over the next five years. He urged both sides to seize the opportunity of China’s Silk Road Economic Belt initiative and boost cooperation in various fields.
China and Tajikistan, Xi said, should cooperate closely in the areas of oil and gas, electricity, trade and transport infrastructure construction, improve mutual inter-connectivity, and guarantee a smooth construction of the China-Central Asia natural gas pipeline.
During the talks, Xi offered China’s help for Tajikistan to build an agricultural high-tech demonstration garden and planting base, and promised to import more agricultural products from Tajikistan.
Thanking Xi’s invitation, Rahmon said he will attend the host’s partners dialogue during the APEC Informal Leaders’ Meeting in Beijing later this year.
Facing the common threats of the “three evil forces” of terrorism, separatism and extremism, Tajikistan and China must strengthen cooperation in law enforcement, security and defense, and launch more joint operations to ensure peace, he said.
The two leaders also shared views on issues of common concern, including Afghanistan, emphasizing their willingness to participate in its reconstruction.
Following the talks, Xi and Rahmon signed a joint declaration on further developing and deepening a China-Tajikistan strategic partnership. They also witnessed the signing of cooperative documents on trade, agriculture, energy, infrastructure construction and other fields.
Tajikistan is the first leg of Xi’s Asia trip, which also includes visits to Maldives, Sri Lanka and India.
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