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習近平抵達杜尚別開始對塔吉克進行國事訪問

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當地時間7月4日晚，國家主席習近平乘專機抵達杜尚別，應塔吉克共和國總統拉赫蒙邀請，對塔吉克進行國事訪問。拉赫蒙在機場為習近平舉行盛大隆重的迎賓儀式。新華社記者燕雁攝

新華社杜尚別7月4日電（記者馬卓言　關建武）當地時間7月4日晚，國家主席習近平乘專機抵達杜尚別，應塔吉克共和國總統拉赫蒙邀請，對塔吉克進行國事訪問。

當地時間7月4日晚，國家主席習近平乘專機抵達杜尚別，應塔吉克共和國總統拉赫蒙邀請，對塔吉克進行國事訪問。專機抵達杜尚別國際機場時，塔吉克總統拉赫蒙率高級官員熱情迎接。新華社記者鞠鵬攝

當地時間7月4日晚，國家主席習近平乘專機抵達杜尚別，應塔吉克共和國總統拉赫蒙邀請，對塔吉克進行國事訪問。專機抵達杜尚別國際機場時，塔吉克總統拉赫蒙率高級官員熱情迎接。塔吉克兒童向習近平獻花，用中、塔文歡迎習近平到訪。新華社記者鞠鵬攝

專機抵達杜尚別國際機場時，塔吉克總統拉赫蒙率議會上院議長兼杜尚別市長魯斯塔姆、外長穆赫裏丁等高級官員熱情迎接。塔吉克兒童向習近平獻花，用中、塔文歡迎習近平到訪。

拉赫蒙在機場為習近平舉行盛大隆重的迎賓儀式。

當地時間7月4日晚，國家主席習近平乘專機抵達杜尚別，應塔吉克共和國總統拉赫蒙邀請，對塔吉克進行國事訪問。拉赫蒙在機場為習近平舉行盛大隆重的迎賓儀式。新華社記者劉彬攝

1500多名身著民族盛裝的塔吉克青年表演富有濃郁特色的中塔歌舞，揮舞中塔兩國國旗，表達對中國最尊貴客人的熱烈歡迎。

習近平發表機場書面講話，向塔吉克政府和人民致以誠摯問候和良好祝願。

習近平指出，中塔兩國是守望相助的好鄰居、相互支援的好朋友、互利共贏的好夥伴、肝膽相照的好兄弟。建交32年來，中塔關係持續快速健康發展，實現了從睦鄰友好到戰略夥伴關係，再到全面戰略夥伴關係的飛躍，成為鄰國間關係的典範。兩國政治互信牢固，在涉及彼此核心利益問題上始終相互堅定支援。兩國共建“一帶一路”合作成果豐碩。我期待同拉赫蒙總統就新形勢下中塔關係發展作出新規劃、新部署，推動中塔全方位合作邁上更高水準。

蔡奇、王毅等陪同人員同機抵達。

中國駐塔吉克大使吉樹民也到機場迎接。

習近平乘車從機場赴下榻飯店途中，中塔兩國國旗迎風飄揚，當地華僑華人和中資機構代表列隊揮舞中塔兩國國旗，熱烈歡迎習近平訪問塔吉克。

習近平是在結束出席上海合作組織成員國元首理事會第二十四次會議並對哈薩克進行國事訪問後赴杜尚別訪問的。

習近平離開阿斯塔納時，哈薩克總理別剋捷諾夫、阿斯塔納市長卡瑟姆別克等高級官員到機場送行。

習近平專機起飛後，哈薩克三架空軍戰機升空護航。

Xi kicks off state visit to Tajikistan, eyeing new heights in bilateral cooperation

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon holds a grand welcome ceremony for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the airport in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, July 4, 2024. Xi arrived here Thursday for a state visit to Tajikistan. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

by Xinhua writer Shi Xiaomeng

DUSHANBE, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here on Thursday night, commencing his state visit to Tajikistan following a busy schedule at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon welcomed Xi at the Dushanbe International Airport with a grand ceremony, where around 1,500 Tajik youths in traditional attire dancing and waving the national flags of China and Tajikistan.

Upon arrival, Xi expressed his anticipation for discussions with Rahmon to formulate new plans and arrangements for the development of China-Tajikistan relations in light of the new circumstances.

Xi said with concerted efforts from both countries, this visit is expected to be a complete success, elevating all-round cooperation between China and Tajikistan to new heights.

President Xi's state visit to Tajikistan will inject new and strong momentum into developing and strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, Rahmon told Xinhua in a recent interview.

Rahmon also said the China-Tajikistan relations have entered a new historical stage, opening up new prospects for extensive cooperation.

Recent years have seen close interactions between the two heads of state. During Xi's visit to Tajikistan in 2019, he was awarded the Order of the Crown from Rahmon in Dushanbe. Both countries pledged to build a China-Tajikistan development community and security community.

In May 2023, during the China-Central Asia Summit, the two leaders jointly announced the building of a China-Tajikistan community with a shared future featuring everlasting friendship, solidarity and mutual benefit.

"These initiatives and joint decisions to create a community have already yielded tangible results," said Abdugaffor Abdujabbor, former head of the International Relations Department of Tajikistan's Culture Ministry.

Abdujabbor highlighted two China-assisted edifices on Rudaki Avenue, the main thoroughfare of Dushanbe: the government building and the Parliament building, referring to them as new landmarks of the capital.

"This is the fruit of the friendship between our two leaders," he told Xinhua. "They share a great sympathy, pure friendship, and mutual understanding."

"Xi's words are matched by his actions; what he said is always felt in practice," he added.

Tajikistan is a neighbor of China. Trade between China and Tajikistan doubled from 2013 to 2023. China has become the largest source of investment in Tajikistan and its second-largest trading partner.

Tajikistan was among the first countries to support the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) proposed by Xi in 2013 and sign related cooperation agreements with China. Under the BRI framework, a series of China-Tajikistan cooperation and aid projects have been implemented in key areas such as infrastructure, metallurgy, energy, cement, and the cotton textile industry.

"The space for practical cooperation between China and Tajikistan is broad, and the prospects are promising," Chinese Ambassador to Tajikistan Ji Shumin told Xinhua.

The two countries firmly support each other on issues concerning their core interests, Ji said. Both countries have suffered from the "three evil forces" of terrorism, extremism, and separatism and advocate for a common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security concept, he added.

On the streets of Dushanbe, many young people can speak Chinese, and it's common to hear locals greeting visitors from China with "Nihao," which means "hello" in Mandarin.

"In Tajikistan, there has been a noticeable increasing interest in China, in the study of the Chinese experience of modernization, Chinese culture and language," said Abdurakhim Juraev, professor at the Tajik State University of Law, Business and Politics in Khujand.

In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of Tajik students attending Confucius Institutes in their country or studying in China. Take the Confucius Institute at the Tajik National University as an example. Since its establishment in August 2008, the institute has trained nearly 39,000 Chinese language learners.

The Luban Workshop in Tajikistan, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management and Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, has been training skilled professionals, contributing to Tajikistan's vocational education, industrialization, and modernization efforts.

The visit of President Xi, said Juraev, will give new impetus to cooperation between the two countries and will contribute to the overall prosperity of Central Asia. ■

Chinese President Xi Jinping is warmly welcomed by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and a group of Tajik senior officials upon his arrival at the airport in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, July 4, 2024. Xi arrived here Thursday for a state visit to Tajikistan. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

A Tajik child presents flowers to Chinese President Xi Jinping upon his arrival at the airport in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, July 4, 2024. Xi arrived here Thursday for a state visit to Tajikistan. Xi was warmly welcomed by Rahmon and a group of Tajik senior officials upon his arrival. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

This photo taken on July 4, 2024 shows three Kazakh Air Force jets escorting Chinese President Xi Jinping's plane after it takes off. Xi arrived in Dushanbe on Thursday for a state visit to Tajikistan. Xi landed in Dushanbe after attending the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Astana, and a state visit to Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

A grand welcome ceremony is held by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping at the airport in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, July 4, 2024. Xi arrived here Thursday for a state visit to Tajikistan. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)