Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev (2nd R) meets Chinese Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Du Dewen (1st L) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Feb. 5, 2021. The Chinese government will provide Kyrgyzstan with free COVID-19 vaccines, Chinese Ambassador Du Dewen said on Friday during a meeting with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev. Kazakbaev expressed gratitude to the Chinese side on behalf of the government of Kyrgyzstan for the intention to provide COVID-19 vaccines. (Chinese Embassy in Bishkek/Handout via Xinhua)
BISHKEK, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government will provide Kyrgyzstan with free COVID-19 vaccines, Chinese Ambassador Du Dewen said on Friday during a meeting with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev.
During the meeting, Du noted that China and Kyrgyzstan are good neighbors and all-round strategic partners, the Chinese embassy said in a press release.
"The two countries always provide help and support to each other in the fight against COVID-19. In order to provide further support to the Kyrgyz side in the anti-epidemic fight, the Chinese side decided to provide Kyrgyzstan with Chinese vaccines against COVID-19 free of charge," the ambassador said.
Du expressed the hope and confidence that the vaccines will help the Kyrgyz side in countering the epidemic and play a positive role in ensuring the health and safety of the people of Kyrgyzstan.
Du also conveyed a congratulatory message to Kazakbaev on the occasion of his appointment as the minister of foreign affairs of Kyrgyzstan from Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Kazakbaev thanked his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi for the warm congratulations on the occasion of his appointment, emphasizing that the Kyrgyz side attaches particular importance to the development of relations with China and will make every effort to protect and strengthen Kyrgyz-Chinese friendship, as well as to promote mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries in various fields for the benefit of the peoples of the two countries.
Kazakbaev also expressed gratitude to the Chinese side on behalf of the government of Kyrgyzstan for the intention to provide COVID-19 vaccines. He noted that this friendly decision of the Chinese side testifies the enormous support to Kyrgyzstan, and it proves the strong fraternal friendship between the peoples of the two countries.
The Kyrgyz side is ready to maintain close contacts with the Chinese side on technical issues in the provision of vaccines so that they will benefit the Kyrgyz people early. Enditem
