(Bishkek, August 30, 2026)

H.E. Xi Jinping

President of the People’s Republic of China

I am very pleased to pay a state visit to the Kyrgyz Republic and attend the Bishkek Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at the invitation of President Sadyr Japarov, seven years after my last visit. This is my third visit to the beautiful Kyrgyzstan, and I feel a great sense of kinship here. On behalf of the Chinese government and the Chinese people, I wish to extend sincere greetings and best wishes to President Sadyr Japarov and the people of Kyrgyzstan.

China and Kyrgyzstan share a time-honored traditional friendship, and the majestic Tianshan Mountains stand as witnesses to the millennia of friendly exchanges between their peoples. Over the 34 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the China-Kyrgyzstan relationship has withstood the test of a changing international landscape, maintained sound and stable development throughout, and reached the high level of a comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era. In recent years, bilateral cooperation has entered a “golden period” of rapid development, with trade volume and people-to-people exchanges reaching new highs. Major projects including the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway have been successfully implemented, and the tangible results of mutually beneficial cooperation have broadly benefited the two peoples. 

During the visit, I will have in-depth exchanges of views with President Sadyr Japarov on China-Kyrgyzstan relations, cooperation in various fields between the two countries, and international and regional issues of common concern, and draw a new blueprint for building a China-Kyrgyzstan community with a shared future. 

I look forward to attending the Bishkek Summit of the SCO, working with all parties to revisit the 25-year development experience of the SCO, jointly discuss cooperation plans, create the future of the organization, and promote the continuous new development of the organization.