"Kyrgyzstan and China are connected by mountains and rivers, with a common border extending more than 1,000 kilometers. The long historical exchanges have accumulated deep friendship." Baktgulova, former Kyrgyz ambassador to China, said in an exclusive interview with reporters recently that the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" has become an important driving force for the development of good-neighborly and friendly relations between the two countries.

"The current international situation is in chaos, and it is crucial to maintain and strengthen trust and cooperation among countries." In Baktgulova's view, the diplomacy of the head of state plays a key strategic leading role in Kyrgyz-China relations. Under the promotion of the two heads of state, Kyrgyzstan and China maintained a high degree of mutual trust, bilateral relations reached a new height, and "Kyrgyzstan and China opened a new chapter of friendly cooperation."

Kyrgyzstan is one of the first countries to support and participate in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative. Kyrgyzstan and China have achieved a series of important cooperation results in the fields of economy and trade, energy, infrastructure construction, connectivity, etc. Baktgulova believes that the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative has inherited the valuable experience of the ancient Silk Road and adapted to the beautiful wishes of people of all countries for peaceful development. Over the years, under the promotion of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road", regional connectivity networks have been accelerated to promote exchanges between goods, capital, technology and personnel. "This initiative has brought opportunities for development and prosperity to jointly build a country," said Baktgulova.

Baktgulova listed a set of numbers to reporters: China has contributed more than 30% to world economic growth for many years; it has become the main trading partner of more than 140 countries and regions; since the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative was proposed, it has driven about 40 million people to get rid of poverty... "China and other countries have actively deepened pragmatic cooperation, providing an important impetus for world economic growth and global development." Baktgulova said.

Baktgulova believes that China's joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and the three global initiatives are conducive to gathering the international community's strength to unite and respond to global challenges, especially by building a platform for regional mutual trust and exchanges, which has significantly improved the effectiveness of global governance.

Baktgulova said that the convening of the second China-Central Asia Summit is in line with the expectations of regional countries and has drawn up a blueprint for expanding the depth and breadth of cooperation among all parties. "Under the current international situation, it is timely for Central Asia and China to cooperate at multiple levels and in multiple fields." She said that on the basis of mutual respect and good-neighborliness and friendship, the strategic mutual trust between Central Asian countries and China has been deepened and the cooperation mechanism is becoming increasingly rich. The fruitful cooperation results have been achieved in the fields of politics, security, development, humanities, etc., which will surely benefit all parties' development and prosperity and regional peace and stability.