12:43, 01 декабря 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Tatyana KUDRYAVTSEVA
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov expressed his condolences to the President of China Xi Jinping on the death of the former Chinese president Jiang Zemin. Press service of the head of state reported.
«With great sorrow I received the news of the untimely death of the great son of the Chinese people, former General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, ex-president of China Jiang Zemin. On behalf of the people of Kyrgyzstan and on my own behalf, I express my deep condolences to his relatives and friends, to the entire Chinese people,» the head of state said in a telegram.
Sadyr Japarov noted that Jiang Zemin left a deep mark on the history of the friendly Chinese people and state. Under his leadership, the People’s Republic of China has taken a worthy place in the world arena, showed high rates of economic development, and strengthened its political, economic and military potential. The country joined the World Trade Organization and won the bid to host the first Olympic Games in Beijing. There were many other achievements as well.
«Jiang Zemin stood at the origins of the formation of the Kyrgyz-Chinese relations of good neighborliness, friendship and cooperation, which today have reached the heights of a comprehensive strategic partnership. In July 1996, during his state visit to Kyrgyzstan, an agreement was signed on the Kyrgyz-Chinese state border, which laid the foundation for the transformation of the state border into a bridge of friendship and cooperation between our states and peoples. The people of the Kyrgyz Republic will remember the contribution of Mr. Jiang Zemin to the development and strengthening of Kyrgyz-Chinese relations. Please convey my deepest condolences to his family and friends,» the President concluded.
Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin passed away on Wednesday at the age of 96.