Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Turkmenistan President Berdymukhamedov in Xi'an to attend the China-Central Asia summit. Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Central Asian countries are interdependent, safe and secure, and share a common destiny.

Turkey highly cherishes its comprehensive strategic partnership with China, and is willing to work with China to promote the strategy of "rejuvenating the Silk Road" The two sides should take the opportunity of holding each other's cultural years this year and next to deepen people-to-people exchanges.