Wang Chen attended the seminar between the Chinese National People's Congress and the parliaments of the five Central Asian countries and delivered a speech Close exchanges and cooperation among legislative organs to promote the construction of a community with a shared future for Central Asia in China

Beijing, 27 Sep (Xinhua) -- Wang Chen, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, attended and delivered a speech at the online seminar between the Chinese National People's Congress and the parliaments of the five Central Asian countries in Beijing on 27 September. This seminar was the first time that the NPC held a collective exchange with the parliaments of five Central Asian countries. The leaders of the parliaments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan attended and delivered speeches respectively.

Wang Chen said that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and the heads of state of the five Central Asian countries, China and the five Central Asian countries have strengthened solidarity and cooperation, worked together to cope with the challenges of the epidemic, and ushered in broader prospects for cooperation. China has established a strategic partnership with all five Central Asian countries, we respect each other's independence and sovereignty and their respective choices of development paths, and firmly support each other on issues involving each other's core interests and major concerns; adhere to the concept of security and common security, and work together to combat the "three forces" and transnational organized crime; adhere to the development concept of common prosperity, and jointly build a pilot zone for the construction of the "Belt and Road". Facts have proved that China and the five Central Asian countries are good neighbors, good friends and good partners who sincerely trust each other.

Wang Chen pointed out that the Chinese Npc is willing to work with the parliaments of the five Central Asian countries to maintain and develop the good momentum of exchanges between the legislative bodies, and contribute to the implementation of the important consensus of the heads of state and the construction of a community with a shared future in Central Asia.

Wang Chen stressed that at present, the global epidemic situation is still very serious, and the international community needs to unite to fight the epidemic. China firmly opposes the erroneous practice of individual countries to politicize and stigmatize the origin of the virus. China's NPC is willing to closely cooperate with the parliaments of the five Central Asian countries to resolutely oppose all kinds of acts that undermine global solidarity against the epidemic.

Npc deputies and local people's congress deputies attending the meeting discussed with members of the parliaments of the five Central Asian countries on topics such as poverty reduction and economic recovery and development.