China and Central Asian States sign Xi’an Declaration

According to Chinese President Xi Jinping, the summit participants approved a list of the results of the meeting and outlined a plan for the future development of relations

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan signed the Xi’an Declaration of the China-Central Asia Summit. Chinese President Xi Jinping told reporters about this on Friday.

“We jointly signed the Xi’an Declaration of the China-Central Asia summit, approved a list of the results of the meeting and outlined a plan for the future development of relations between China and Central Asia,” China Central Television quoted Xi Jinping as saying. The text of the declaration has not yet been published.

The Chinese President noted that China and the Central Asian partners will firmly support each other in matters of sovereignty, independence, security and territorial integrity. In addition, the parties will respect each other’s development paths, chosen in accordance with the national conditions of each State, and resolutely resist any forceful interference in the internal affairs of countries under any pretext.

“We will resolutely fight all forms of terrorism, separatism, extremism, drug smuggling and transnational organized crime,” Xi Jinping said.

The Chinese leader noted that the parties intend to observe the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, firmly defend multilateralism and universally recognized international laws and norms of international relations, as well as support international justice.

The summit was held on May 18-19 in Xi’an (northwest China’s Shaanxi Province).

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