Hu begins landmark visit to Kyrgyzstan

时间：2007-08-15 08:46:18

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Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) shakes hands with Kyrgyzstan's President Kurmanbek Bakiyev in Bishkek August 14, 2007.Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Bishkek Tuesday for a state visit and a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit1, Xinhua News Agency reported.
 
Aug. 15 - It was a milestone2 for China-Kyrgyzstan ties yesterday as President Hu Jintao began his first state visit to the Central Asian country.

 

The two neighbors signed a joint3 communiqu and inked nine agreements on environmental protection, information technology, anti-drug trafficking and the establishment of a Confucius Institute, among others.

 

Hu met Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev yesterday afternoon in the House of Government. The visit coincides4 with the 15th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic5 ties between the two countries and the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Sino-Kyrgyz Friendly Treaty on Good-Neighborly Cooperation in 2002.

 

Bakiyev paid a state visit to China in June last year, which experts said marked the start of a new period of development in Sino-Kyrgyz relations.

 

"Kyrgyzstan-China relations have a long history. The ancient Silk Road brought us together and it was a bridge for us to trade our goods and exchange our views and values," Bakiyef said yesterday.

 

Hu will attend the Bishkek Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) tomorrow and observe the joint military exercises "Peace Mission 2007" at Chelyabinsk in the Ural Mountains of Russia on Friday before flying to Astana for a state visit to Kazakhstan on Saturday.

 

In recent years, Sino-Kyrgyz economic ties have seen rapid development, making Kyrgyzstan China's second largest trade partner in Central Asia.

 

According to official figures, bilateral6 trade volume hit $2.26 billion last year, up 128.6 percent from the previous year. In the first six months of this year, it reached $1.14 billion, up more than 70 percent over the same period last year.

 

"I like China because the increasing economic cooperation has created more jobs for us," said Eric Abudumanef, a 33-year-old taxi driver who plies7 between Manas International Airport and hotels in Bishkek.

 

China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) is one company that has not only built more than 300 km of good roads, but also provides hundreds of jobs.

 

"Our company has more than 20 employees in Kyrgyzstan and hires more than 500 Kyrgyz people. And we are glad that we can not only expand our business, but also help develop the local economy," Wang Jingchun, vice-president of CRBC, told China Daily yesterday.

 

"The transport facilities in Kyrgyzstan are not very good, so we expect more projects," said Wang.

 

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1 summit eHezk     
n.最高点，峰顶；最高级会议；极点
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2 milestone c78zM     
n.里程碑；划时代的事件
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  • The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
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adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
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  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
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adj.外交的，从事外交的，策略的，有手腕的
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6 bilateral dQGyW     
adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的
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