President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping proposed holding a regular meeting in the "Central Asia-China" format in the near future, he said at the talks in Beijing with Turkmen leader Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the State Information Agency of Turkmenistan TDH reports.
Xi Jinping stressed that the "Central Asia - China" format is becoming a new platform for cooperation between China and the Central Asian states, which is open, transparent, mutually beneficial, equal, businesslike and effective.
China is interested in strengthening coordination and interaction with Turkmen partners in preparing the first summit in the face-to-face format "Central Asia - China," Xi Jinping said.
The heads of state of Central Asia and China held their first online six-party summit in January 2022. It was timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the states of Central Asia.
Then the high-level meeting, held at the initiative of President Xi Jinping, was also attended by the heads of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
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January 8, 2023