On April 25-27, the second international cooperation forum “One Belt, One Road” was held in Beijing. The forum was attended by delegations from 187 countries, 37 countries of them were represented by heads of state and government.
Among the presidents of Central Asia, the forum was attended by the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sooronbay Jeenbekov, the first President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmon.
Xi Jinping said during a briefing for journalists on the 2nd High Level Forum on International Cooperation in the framework of the One Belt, One Road : “A total of 283 practical results, including intergovernmental cooperation agreements were achieved during the preparation and holding of the current One Belt, One Road Forum. The conference of entrepreneurs, which took place within the framework of the Forum, was attended by a large number of representatives of the business community and cooperation agreements were signed totaling more than $ 64 billion”
What results have been achieved by the countries of Central Asia in the framework of the forum?
A total of 283 practical results were achieved in six categories, namely: initiatives proposed by the Chinese side, bilateral and multilateral documents signed during or immediately before the second forum, multilateral cooperation mechanisms within the forum, investment projects and lists of projects, financial projects and projects of local authorities and enterprises.
1. İnitiatives proposed by the Chinese side
The Shanghai National Institute of Accounting, associated with the Ministry of Finance and Economics of China, together with the CAREC Institute, the Asian Development Bank and the Association of Certified Accountants, will jointly launch an exchange program for accountants from China and Central Asia (China-Central Asia Accounting Elites Exchange Program).
2. Bilateral and multilateral documents signed during or immediately before the second forum:
The Chinese government will sign a cooperation plan on industrial potential and investment with the government of Kazakhstan.
The Chinese government has signed documents on cooperation in the field of transport with the government of Kazakhstan.
Seven national railways of China, Belarus, Germany, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Poland and Russia signed the rules of procedure for the joint working group on the transport of China-Europe container trains. (Rules of Procedures for China-Europe Container Trains).
The Chinese Commission for Banking Regulation and Insurance signed a memorandum of understanding with the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) and others.
The Ministry of Science and Technology of China have signed cooperation documents for a joint research center and a joint laboratory with the Agency for Science and Technology of Uzbekistan.
The China Customs Service has signed documents on customs inspection and verification and documents on quarantine cooperation with the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan.
- Multilateral cooperation mechanisms within the forum, The State Tax Administration of China, the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan and the competent tax authorities of other related countries (regions) held a forum of tax administration cooperation in the framework of the One Belt - One Road Initiative.
At the end of the forum, a memorandum on the creation of a mechanism for cooperation in the tax administration of the “One Belt - One Way” initiative and a two-year action plan was signed. China has established energy partnerships with 28 countries, including Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Turkey and Kyrgyzstan.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences has created an alliance of international scientific organizations in the region “One Belt - One Road” with 37 national scientific institutions and international organizations, including the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan and others.
- Investment projects and project listings
The National Development and Reform Commission of China signed documents on the lists of priority projects for productive capacity and investment cooperation with the relevant government departments of Kazakhstan, Egypt, Mozambique, Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines. The Silk Road Foundation has invested in the Dewa Concentrated Solar Power project, the Astana International Exchange and the Yamal LNG project (YAMAL LNG is an integrated project for the extraction, liquefaction and supply of natural gas), and in cooperation with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank finances the Oman's National Fiber Optic Broadband Network Project. The Silk Road Fund is investing in the development of tourism in Samarkand and a project in the oil and gas industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
- Project Financing
The China Development Bank has signed loan agreements with relevant institutions in Kazakhstan and Turkey on projects for the construction of roads, mining and energy projects.
The Export-Import Bank of China has signed loan agreements on road projects with the national company KazAvtoZhol of Kazakhstan.
- Projects of local authorities and enterprises
Local authorities and enterprises (of China) invested and built the Zhongtai New Silk Road in Tajikistan, an agricultural industrial park in Tajikistan and built an Uzbek-Chinese science and technology park.
