On the afternoon of July 5, 2005, President Hu Jintao met with Kyrgyz acting President Kurmanbek Bakiyev who was there to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit.

Hu said China highly prioritizes relations with Kyrgyzstan and views the nation as a good neighbor, friend and partner. Since the two countries established diplomatic ties 13 years ago, remarkable results have been scored in bilateral cooperation. China and Kyrgyzstan boast a solid foundation for their good-neighborly relations of friendship and cooperation. This is an important treasure for both countries as well as a key guarantee for the sound development of bilateral relations. We would like to work with Kyrgyzstan to promote the continuous development of China-Kyrgyzstan good-neighborly relations of friendship and cooperation. Bakiyev, for his part, said Kyrgyzstan will not change its attitude toward the SCO, nor its policy on developing comprehensive and friendly cooperation with China. Kyrgyzstan will implement all the agreements and treaties that have been reached with China.

When talking about further developing bilateral economic and trade relations, Hu said China and Kyrgyzstan have witnessed rapidly growing economic and trade cooperation in recent years with continuously expanding bilateral trade volume and mutual investment. Bakiyev said his country is faced with the task of developing its national economy and hopes to prioritize cooperation with China in infrastructure construction such as transportation.

Bakiyev briefed Hu on the domestic situation in Kyrgyzstan and his country's views on the situation in Central Asia. Hu said China always respects the choice of the Kyrgyz people and supports their efforts to safeguard national independence and sovereignty and develop the national economy. There are some destabilizing and uncertain elements in Central Asia. It is of great significance to maintaining the stability in the region for China and Kyrgyzstan to strengthen security cooperation.