Premier Li meets Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Tajik PMs

Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with Kyrgyz Prime Minister Zhantoro Satybaldiyev on the sidelines of the 12th prime ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, Nov 29, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua]

TASHKENT - Premier Li Keqiang on Friday met with Kyrgyz, Kazakh and Tajik prime ministers on the sidelines of the 12th prime ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent.

When meeting with Kyrgyz Prime Minister Zhantoro Satybaldiyev, Li said China and Kyrgyzstan are friendly neighbors, and their ties have entered a new era with the establishment of a strategic partnership.

China will work with Kyrgyzstan to strengthen cooperation in such areas as energy, transport infrastructure and animal husbandry, boost common development and push forward China-Kyrgyzstan ties for the benefits of both peoples, Li said.

Hailing the Kyrgyzstan-China relations, the Kyrgyz prime minister said Kyrgyzstan appreciates China's support and is willing to cooperate with China in such areas as highway, railway and water resources.

He also invited Chinese enterprises to invest in Kyrgyzstan and promised to work with China in cracking down on the "three evil forces" of terrorism, separatism and extremism.