United Nations, 5 May (ZXS) -- Dai Bing, deputy permanent representative of China to the United Nations, said in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly on 16 May that China fully supports the establishment of a zone of peace, trust and cooperation in Central Asia and is willing to explore with other countries to promote peace, development and cooperation in Central Asia.
Dai Bing said: At the initiative of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution in July last year declaring Central Asia a zone of peace, trust and cooperation. This reflects the firm determination and solemn commitment of the Central Asian countries to enhance mutual trust and cooperation and achieve common development.
Dai Bing said that China and Central Asian countries have always adhered to the principles of mutual respect, good-neighborliness and friendship, common assistance and mutual benefit and win-win strategic partnership. The China-Central Asia Summit will be held in Xi'an, China, on May 5-18. This is an important action taken by China and Central Asian countries to focus on the common future and build a closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future. China is willing to work with Central Asian countries to firmly uphold the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, practice true multilateralism, promote the establishment of a common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security concept, explore security and development paths that conform to the common interests of all countries, jointly build a zone of peace, trust and cooperation in Central Asia, and contribute to the promotion of regional peace, stability, prosperity and development. He also emphasized three points:
First, China upholds good-neighborliness and friendship, firmly supports the sovereignty, independence, security and territorial integrity of Central Asian countries, and welcomes Central Asian countries to enhance political mutual trust and jointly address regional security and development challenges through dialogue and cooperation. China opposes external forces interfering in the internal affairs of Central Asian countries under any pretext, creating chaos and turmoil, and turning Central Asia into a battlefield of geopolitical games.
Second, China will intensify the "three forces" of terrorism, separatism and extremism with Central Asian countries. Under the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and CICA and other frameworks, China is willing to support Central Asian countries in strengthening cooperation in border control and law enforcement security, preventing and combating transnational organized crime and cybercrime, and strengthening communication and coordination on the Afghan issue to jointly maintain regional peace and tranquility.
Third, China and Central Asian countries have achieved positive results in cooperation in the "Belt and Road", and China will further enhance the level of economic, trade, investment and financing cooperation with Central Asian countries, build a modern regional connectivity network, expand personnel exchanges, smooth cargo transportation, expand cooperation in agriculture, new energy, e-commerce, digital economy and other fields, enhance people-to-people and local exchanges, and inject strong impetus into regional cooperation.
Dai Bing said that China is willing to continuously expand all-round cooperation with Central Asian countries, push bilateral relations to a new level, and make new contributions to regional and world peace, stability, development and prosperity. (End)