China News Service Astana, July 29 (Reporters Zeng Nai, Wang Xiaoyuan, Wang Jun) At this year's second China-Central Asia Summit, Chinese leaders proposed the "China-Central Asia Spirit" with the basic content of "mutual respect, mutual trust, mutual benefit, and mutual assistance, and promoting common modernization with high-quality development." In an exclusive interview with reporters, Chinese Ambassador to Kazakhstan Han Chunlin said that this spirit reflects the common concepts and values formed by many countries in long-term cooperation, and China-Kazakhstan cooperation should carry forward the "China-Central Asia Spirit".

Recently, Chinese Ambassador to Kazakhstan Han Chunlin accepted an exclusive interview with China News Service reporters. Photo by Wang Jun, a reporter from China News Service

Regarding China-Kazakhstan cooperation, Han Chunlin talked about four persistences.

Adhere to mutual respect and equal treatment. Han Chunlin believes that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Kazakhstan, China and Kazakhstan, have always adhered to mutual respect and equal treatment, and have achieved the continuous advancement of good-neighborly friendship, strategic partnership, comprehensive strategic partnership, and then to permanent comprehensive strategic partnership, and have reached the vision of building a community of shared future between China and Kazakhstan, which is of friendship for generations, high mutual trust, and shared weal and woe.

Adhere to deepening mutual trust and simultaneous response. Han Chunlin said that the two countries have always firmly supported each other on core issues such as national sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity, respected each other's independent choice of development paths that conform to their national conditions, and were always happy to see the continuous progress of each other's national development and national rejuvenation cause. "No matter at any time, China and Kazakhstan will always be each other's most trusted neighbors, friends and good partners."

Adhere to mutual benefit and win-win and common development. China and Kazakhstan jointly built the "Belt and Road" first and implemented a series of strategic cooperation projects. Han Chunlin believes that this not only brings tangible welfare to the people of both countries, but also sets an example for the international community. He said that the two countries will continue to strengthen the docking of development strategies, consolidate the basic foundation of cooperation in traditional fields, cultivate and expand the growth points of cooperation in emerging fields, and promote the quality and upgrading of cooperation between the two countries through high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road".

Adhere to watching and helping each other and helping each other. "The two countries must firmly defend common security." Han Chunlin said that in the face of the complex international and regional situation, only unity and cooperation can overcome difficulties together. We must carry out in-depth security cooperation, practice the common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security concept, and jointly strive to achieve lasting peace and long-term stability in the region.

Under the leadership of the head of state diplomacy, China and Kazakhstan have developed into a permanent comprehensive strategic partnership. Han Chunlin said that China and Kazakhstan will take the "China-Central Asia Spirit" as the guide, promote high-quality development of jointly building the "Belt and Road", promote permanent good-neighborly and friendship, and help achieve the goal of a community with a shared future. (over)