[Li Qiang held talks with Tajik Prime Minister Rasulzoda] On the afternoon of October 18, Premier Li Qiang held talks with Tajik Prime Minister Rasulzoda in Dushanbe. Li Qiang said that the Chinese people and the Tajik people have always had friendly feelings towards each other. In recent years, under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Emomali Rahmon, China-Tajikistan relations have maintained high-level development, and cooperation between the two sides in various fields has continued to deepen and become more substantial. Next year, China and Tajikistan will celebrate the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. China is willing to work with Tajikistan to deepen strategic mutual trust, firmly support each other, push China-Tajikistan all-round cooperation to a new level, achieve more practical results, and better benefit the two peoples. Li Qiang pointed out that China is willing to in-depth align its development strategies with Tajikistan, promote high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road", and deepen cooperation in trade and investment, green minerals, connectivity, clean energy, artificial intelligence and other fields to better achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. China is willing to import more high-quality goods from Tajikistan, encourages Chinese companies to invest and start business in Tajikistan, and hopes that Tajikistan will continue to provide a good business environment for enterprises. The two sides should expand exchanges and cooperation in culture, education, health, sports, and local areas to enhance the sense of gain of the two peoples, and at the same time continue to deepen law enforcement and security cooperation to create a stable and peaceful environment for personnel exchanges between the two sides. The current international situation continues to change in complex ways. As important members of the Global South, China and Tajikistan should unite and collaborate more closely to safeguard the common interests of the two countries and safeguard international fairness and justice. The two sides should further strengthen communication and coordination within multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the China-Central Asia Mechanism, and the World Cooperation Organization on Artificial Intelligence to promote the construction of a more fair and reasonable global governance system. Rasulzoda said that under the joint leadership of the two heads of state, Tajikistan-China relations are currently at the best level in history. In May this year, President Emomali Rahmon successfully visited China, and relations between the two countries entered a new stage of development. China is Tajikistan's most important trade and investment partner, and China thanks China for its long-term strong support for Tajikistan's economic development. Tajikistan is actively committed to promoting all-round cooperation between Tajikistan and China, and is willing to further leverage the role of the inter-governmental economic and trade cooperation committee between the two countries, promote high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road", deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, investment, agriculture, transportation and logistics, energy and minerals, and connectivity, expand cooperation in emerging areas such as green economy, digital economy, and artificial intelligence, enhance people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and intensify communication and collaboration on multilateral platforms such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the China-Central Asia Mechanism, so as to continuously promote Tajikistan-China relations to achieve new results. After the talks, both parties jointly witnessed the signing of a number of documents in areas such as infrastructure construction, education, anti-corruption, and standardization cooperation. In the afternoon of the same day, Li Qiang laid a wreath at the Monument for National Reconciliation and Rejuvenation of Tajikistan. Wu Zhenglong participated in the above activities. (Xinhua News Agency)