DUSHANBE - Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on Saturday met here with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.

Rahmon asked Wang to convey his warmest greetings to Chinese President Xi Jinping, noting that China is Tajikistan's friendly neighbor and close partner, and that developing relations with China has always been a top priority for Tajikistan.

In recent years, Rahmon said, the Tajikistan-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership has grown rapidly. China has become Tajikistan's largest trading partner and biggest source of investment, and Tajikistan is full of confidence in the prospects of bilateral relations.

Tajikistan firmly adheres to the one-China principle, Rahmon said, adding that China plays an increasingly important leading role in international affairs.

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He said President Xi's Global Governance Initiative is of great significance and will help lay the foundation for improving the world political and economic order. Tajikistan actively supports the initiative and stands ready to work with China to jointly implement the four major global initiatives, strengthen coordination within the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the China-Central Asia mechanism, and uphold common interests as well as international fairness and justice.

Wang conveyed President Xi's sincere greetings to Rahmon, noting that the two heads of state have maintained close exchanges and strategic communication, built strong mutual trust and deep friendship, and reached important consensus on jointly building a China-Tajikistan community with a shared future, steering bilateral relations onto the fast track.

China is Tajikistan's most trustworthy partner and most reliable friend, he added, expressing China's readiness to work with Tajikistan to fully implement the consensus of the two heads of state and advance the China-Tajikistan comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in the new era.

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Wang briefed Rahmon on the fourth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, noting that China's high-quality development and high-standard opening up will bring more development opportunities and broader prospects for Tajikistan and other countries.

China stands ready to strengthen coordination with Tajikistan within the SCO and the China-Central Asia mechanism, jointly combat the "three forces of evil," and build a solid security foundation for the development and revitalization of both countries, Wang added.

On the same day, Wang held the first strategic dialogue with Tajikistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sirojiddin Muhriddin.