上海亞信峰會：中亞各國期待重現“絲綢之路”的繁榮

□ 文/本刊記者 唐綱

上海亞信峰會：中亞各國期待重現“絲綢之路”的繁榮

□ 文/本刊記者 唐綱

5月20日，亞洲相互協作與信任措施會議(簡稱“亞信”)第四次峰會在上海舉行。來自俄羅斯、哈薩克斯坦、烏茲別克斯坦、吉爾吉斯、塔吉克斯坦和土庫曼斯坦等中亞（即亞洲中部地區）國家領導人參會。會上，國家主席習近平分別會見了與會國家領導人。會見中，中亞各國領導人紛紛期待重現“絲綢之路”的繁榮。

習近平在同俄羅斯總統普京舉行會談時表示，兩國元首就中俄關系及重大國際和地區問題深入交換意見，達成高度一致。兩國元首對當前中俄關系全方位、多層次順利發展表示滿意，決定不斷擴大和深化務實合作，把中俄全面戰略協作伙伴關系推向更高水平。

在談到絲綢之路經濟帶時，習近平說，要對接絲綢之路經濟帶和俄羅斯跨歐亞鐵路建設，拉動兩國經貿往來和毗鄰地區開發開放，共享歐亞大通道和歐亞大市場。對此，普京表示，俄方支持建設絲綢之路經濟帶，促進交通基礎設施互聯互通，歡迎中方參與俄羅斯遠東地區開發。

建設絲綢之路經濟帶，中亞國家是否積極參與意義重大。

中亞毗鄰中國西部地區，是中國與歐洲的連接地帶，重要的地理位置奠定了中亞各國在“絲綢之路經濟帶”構建過程中具有核心地位。中亞各國如何評價“絲綢之路經濟帶”以及是否會參與經濟帶的建設，將是中國在制定相關政策時需要予以考慮的重要因素。

烏茲別克斯坦是中亞重要國家，也是絲綢之路沿線重要國家。亞信峰會上，習近平在會見烏茲別克斯坦總統卡里莫夫時指出，中烏發展戰略互補性和契合點很多，雙方要抓住共建絲綢之路經濟帶機遇，擴大經貿、能源、基礎設施建設等領域合作。對此，卡里莫夫表示，烏方愿積極參與建設絲綢之路經濟帶，促進經貿往來和互聯互通，把烏茲別克斯坦的發展同中國的繁榮更緊密聯系在一起。

同時，習近平在同哈薩克斯坦總統納扎爾巴耶夫、吉爾吉斯斯坦總統阿坦巴耶夫舉行會談時，分別就中哈、中吉關系以及共同關心的國際和地區問題深入交換意見。談到絲綢之路經濟帶的建設時，納扎爾巴耶夫表示，哈方積極支持和參與絲綢之路經濟帶建設，拉動經貿、交通和邊境口岸基礎設施建設、金融等領域合作。會談后，納扎爾巴耶夫在習近平見證下，接受了“絲綢之路和平獎”。該獎由中國民間發起、社會各界參與評選，由絲綢之路和平獎委員會頒發，宗旨是弘揚絲綢之路精神，表彰為維護世界和平、促進地區穩定、民族和解作出杰出貢獻的各國團體和人士。阿坦巴耶夫也表示，吉方愿意積極參與絲綢之路經濟帶建設，促進兩國經貿往來、基礎設施互聯互通和人文交流。

CICA Shanghai Summit: Central Asian countries hope to reproduce the Silk Road prosperity

The Fourth Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) was held in Shanghai on May 20. Present at the summit were leaders from Russia and Central Asian countries including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. At the summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping held individual meetings with these leaders. During the meetings, leaders of Central Asian countries all expressed their hopes of reproducing the Silk Road prosperity.

During the meeting with Russian President Putin, Xi Jinping said the heads of the two countries should exchange opinions about China-Russia relations and major international and regional issues to reach a strong consensus. They both expressed their satisfaction with the current situation where China-Russia relations are developing on all fronts and at all levels. They decided to continuously expand and intensify pragmatic cooperation in furtherance of this strategic partnership.

When talking about the Silk Road economic belt, Xi Jinping said the economic belt should work together with Russia's Trans-Eurasian Railway under construction to boost China-Russia trade and facilitate the development and opening-up of areas along this route. This provides shared access to the Eurasian artery and market. Putin expressed Russia's support for constructing the Silk Road economic belt and interconnecting transport infrastructure. He also said China was welcome to get involved in the development of Russia's Far East region.

Central Asian countries' participation means a lot to the construction of the Silk Road economic belt.

Central Asia borders West China and connects China to Europe. This pivotal geographic location has created core roles for Central Asian countries to play in the construction of the Silk Road economic belt. How Central Asian countries assess the Silk Road economic belt and whether they participate are important factors for China to consider in making relevant policy.

Uzbekistan is a major country in Central Asia and along the Silk Road. During the meeting with Uzbek President Karimov, Xi Jinping pointed out that the two countries had a large number of areas where to supplement each other, and he viewed the common efforts to build the Silk Road as an opportunity for the two countries to intensify cooperation in fi elds like trade, energy, and infrastructure. Karimov said Uzbekistan was willing to play an active part in the construction of the Silk Road as a way to promote trade and infrastructure interconnection between the two countries, linking Uzbekistan's development more closely to China's prosperity.

During the meeting with Kazakhstani President Nazarbaev and Kyrgyzstani President Atambayev, Xi Jinping exchanged opinions with them on China's relations with their respective countries as well as international and regional issues of common interest. Talking about the construction of the Silk Road economic belt, Nazarbaev said Kazakhstan was fully supportive of this undertaking to deepen cooperation in trade, transport infrastructure, border port facilities, and finance. After the meeting, Nazarbaev accepted the Silk Road Peace Prize in the presence of Xi Jinping. This prize is the result of a nongovernmental effort to spread the Silk Road spirit and praise organizations and individuals from different countries who have contributed to world peace, regional stability, and national reconciliation. Recipients were picked by various sectors of Chinese society, and the prize was awarded by the Silk Road Peace Prize Committee. Atambayev also expressed Kyrgyzstan's willingness to take part in the construction of the Silk Road economic belt, facilitate trade, infrastructure interconnection, and cultural exchange..