Wang Yi Meets with Tajik Justice Minister Muzaffar Ashurion

On March 31, 2022, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Tajik Justice Minister Muzaffar Ashurion, who came to China to attend the Third Foreign Ministers' Meeting on the Afghan Issue Among the Neighboring Countries of Afghanistan, in Tunxi, Anhui Province.

Wang Yi said, President Xi Jinping and President Emomali Rahmon have established deep friendship and strong mutual trust, and the strategic guidance of the two heads of state has provided the most important political guarantee for the development of bilateral relations. China firmly supports Tajikistan in safeguarding its independence, sovereignty and security, and in achieving its development goals. China will be Tajikistan's trustable and reliable strategic partner.

Wang Yi said, China is ready to work with Tajikistan to jointly advance Belt and Road cooperation with high quality and help Tajikistan accelerate industrialization and agricultural modernization. China is ready to run Luban Workshop well to provide talent support for Tajikistan and enhance friendly exchanges among the youths. China is ready to strengthen cooperation with Tajikistan to fight against COVID-19 and speed up the construction of a China-Tajikistan center for traditional medicine.

Ashurion extended congratulations on the positive outcomes of the series of meetings on the Afghan issue. He said that President Rahmon cherishes the friendship with President Xi Jinping and Tajikistan is also a reliable partner of China. Tajikistan is committed to expanding all-round cooperation with China and is ready to deepen Belt and Road cooperation and strengthen cooperation in investment, energy and production capacity. He thanked China for its strong support for Tajikistan's fight against the pandemic and expressed his willingness to strengthen bilateral cooperation in traditional medicine.

The two sides agreed to deepen cooperation in the security field, firmly crack down on the "three evil forces" of terrorism, extremism, and separatism and transnational organized crimes, and maintain respective and regional security and stability.

The two sides agreed to strengthen coordination and cooperation in multilateral institutions such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia.