Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy Peng Qinghua visited the Turkmen capital of Ashgabat from December 12 to 13 to attend the High-Level International Forum dedicated to the International Year of Peace and Trust, at the invitation of Turkmenistan.

Peng, also vice chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, handed over President Xi's congratulatory letter to the forum.

He met with Dunyagozel Gulmanova, chairperson of the National Assembly (Mejlis) of Turkmenistan, and leaders of major political parties, and participated in people-to-people dialogues between China and Turkmenistan.

Peng introduced to the Turkmen side the guiding principles of the fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, as well as those outlined in President Xi's congratulatory letter.

He said China is willing to work with Turkmenistan to fully implement the important consensus reached by the top leaders of the two countries, strengthen strategic alignment, enhance pragmatic cooperation in various fields, and jointly build a China-Turkmenistan community with a shared future.

The Turkmen side thanked President Xi for sending the congratulatory letter to the forum and dispatching the special envoy, saying the moves fully demonstrate the great importance China attaches to bilateral relations.

Turkmenistan is willing to take China's high-quality development as an opportunity to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, jointly implement the four global initiatives proposed by China, and bring more benefits to the peoples of both countries while safeguarding world peace, according to the Turkmen side.