Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov on Saturday met with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Zhaparov asked Wang to convey his sincere regards to Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying that Kyrgyzstan always cherishes its friendship with China and sincerely appreciates China's firm support and valuable help in safeguarding the Central Asian country's sovereign security, accelerating economic development and improving people's livelihood.

Kyrgyzstan will continue to stand firmly with China on all issues concerning China's core interests, he said, adding that the country is willing to deepen the synergizing of each other's development strategies, expand cooperation in economy, trade, and investment between the two countries, and advance sub-national and people-to-people exchanges.