BISHKEK, Feb 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Chinese government will provide Kyrgyzstan with free COVID-19 vaccines, Chinese Ambassador, Du Dewen said, during a meeting with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister, Ruslan Kazakbaev.
During the meeting, Du noted that China and Kyrgyzstan are good neighbours and all-round strategic partners, the Chinese embassy said.
“The two countries always provide help and support to each other in the fight against COVID-19. In order to provide further support to the Kyrgyz side in the anti-pandemic fight, the Chinese side decided to provide Kyrgyzstan with Chinese vaccines free of charge,” the ambassador said.
Du expressed the hope and confidence that the vaccines will help the Kyrgyz side in countering the pandemic and play a positive role in ensuring the health and safety of the people of Kyrgyzstan.
Du also conveyed a congratulatory message to Kazakbaev, on the occasion of his appointment as the minister of foreign affairs of Kyrgyzstan, from Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Kazakbaev thanked his Chinese counterpart for the warm congratulations, emphasising that the Kyrgyz side attaches particular importance to the development of relations with China, and will make every effort to protect and strengthen Kyrgyz-Chinese friendship, as well as, to promote mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries in various fields for the benefit of the peoples of the countries.
Kazakbaev also expressed gratitude to the Chinese side, on behalf of the government of Kyrgyzstan for providing the COVID-19 vaccines. He noted that, this friendly decision testifies the enormous support to Kyrgyzstan, and it proves the strong fraternal friendship between the peoples of the two countries.– NNN-XINHUA
