Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday met with Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev, who is in north China's Tianjin for the 2025 Summer Davos.
Li mentioned the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov last week in the Kazakh capital of Astana, during which the two leaders reached new important consensus on promoting the development of China-Kyrgyzstan relations and cooperation.
Li said that China is willing to work with Kyrgyzstan to seek greater synergy between development strategies, solidly promote connectivity projects such as the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway, create highlights of cooperation in emerging fields such as clean energy, deepen people-to-people exchanges, and build a closer China-Kyrgyzstan community with a shared future.
The two sides should strengthen multilateral cooperation, push for more achievements in cooperation within the China-Central Asia mechanism and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and firmly safeguard free trade and the stability of the global production and supply chain, he said.
Kasymaliyev said that Kyrgyzstan upholds the one-China principle, and supports the three major global initiatives proposed by President Xi.
Kyrgyzstan is willing to deepen cooperation with China in areas such as economy, trade, and connectivity, strengthen multilateral coordination and cooperation, and elevate bilateral relations to a higher level, he said.
Chinese premier meets Kyrgyz PM on bilateral ties
The Iranian government is focusing on public concerns and maintaining stable supplies of essential goods amid recent protests, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a televised interview on Sunday.
In the city of Karaj, northwest of the capital Tehran, daily life has largely continued as normal. A video filmed by a local resident on Sunday shows food stores open and grocery shelves fully stocked.
"This is the block near my home, and there are some food stores here. Daily life continues here. Last night we did not see many protests in Karaj. Right now the city is very safe. This is a grocery store close to my home. All the food is available; nothing is in shortage. Here are noodles and different types of beans. Here are dairy products, cheese, and yogurt. I also checked other grocery stores and didn't see any shortages. Everything is available," said local resident Ali Reza.
Iranian officials have described recent disturbances as acts orchestrated by the "enemy," including some carried out by well-trained and armed "terrorists." The incidents have caused casualties among security personnel and civilians, as well as property damage.
The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani has directed authorities to severely punish the "terrorists."
Meanwhile, Iran's police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan said on Sunday that the police had raised alert levels and arrested several leaders of the troublemakers during the operations on Saturday.
President Pezeshkian noted in the interview that the normal demands of the Iranian people are reasonable and justified, but they must realize that triggering riots and carrying out terrorist acts are the enemy's attempts to undermine the country. He urged the public to remain vigilant.
Also on Sunday, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf warned that Tehran would regard U.S. and Israeli bases and facilities in the Middle East as "legitimate targets" if Washington takes military action against Iran. His remarks followed media reports saying U.S. President Donald Trump is "seriously considering authorizing a strike" against Iran.
Iranian state media reported that at least 109 members of Iran's security forces have been killed in clashes since the protests began 14 days ago. Meanwhile, human rights groups based outside the country said the number of protesters killed has exceeded 200, though the figure could not be independently verified.
The protests initially erupted over a sharp depreciation of the rial and sweeping subsidy reforms. Iranian authorities have blamed the unrest on foreign-linked agents and sanctions imposed by the United States.
Iranian president says government focusing on ensuring supplies amid protests
