Li Keqiang meets with Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani and Cambodian leaders
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with Kyrgyzstan's First Deputy Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov in Beijing, October 9, 2019. /Xinhua Photo

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with Kyrgyzstan's First Deputy Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov in Beijing, October 9, 2019. /Xinhua Photo

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang held separate meetings with senior politicians from Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan and Cambodia at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday. 

Kubatbek Boronov, first deputy prime minister of Kyrgyzstan, Hajibala Abutalybov, deputy prime minister of Azerbaijan, and Hor Namhong, deputy prime minister of Cambodia, are in the Chinese capital to attend the closing ceremony of the International Horticultural Exhibition 2019 Beijing

When meeting with Boronov, Li stressed that China and Kyrgyzstan always support each other on issues concerning their core interests, adding that China is willing to increase bilateral trade and deepen practical cooperation in investment and other areas with Kyrgyzstan. 

Boronov pledged that Kyrgyzstan will make all efforts to make business easier and more convenient for Chinese investors in the central Asian country.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with Azerbaijan's Deputy Prime Minister Hajibala Abutalybov in Beijing, October 9, 2019. /Xinhua Photo

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with Azerbaijan's Deputy Prime Minister Hajibala Abutalybov in Beijing, October 9, 2019. /Xinhua Photo

When meeting with Abutalybov, the Chinese premier said Beijing supports Azerbaijan to follow a development path suited to its actual conditions. China is willing to conduct "win-win cooperation" and seek "common development" with Azerbaijan, Li added. 

Abutalybov stressed that his country strictly adheres to the "one-China policy" and will actively participate in cooperation under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong in Beijing, October 9, 2019. /Xinhua Photo

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong in Beijing, October 9, 2019. /Xinhua Photo

When meeting with Hor Namhong, Li said China is willing to make joint efforts with Cambodia to promote bilateral free trade agreement talks, push for reaching the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement at an early date, and advance the consultations on a code of conduct in the South China Sea. 

Hor Namhong said Cambodia is willing to sign a free trade agreement with China as soon as possible to deepen pragmatic cooperation. 

The visiting leaders all extended congratulations on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. 

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