Li Zhanshu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, held video talks with Rustam Emomali, speaker of the upper house of the parliament of Tajikistan, at the Great Hall of the people in Beijing on the 17th. In February this year, the two heads of State met and reached important consensus on the development of bilateral relations and cooperation in various fields, pointing out the direction for the development of China Tajikistan relations. China is willing to work with Tajikistan to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state and jointly promote greater development of bilateral relations. Li Zhanshu pointed out that unbreakable political mutual trust and firm and strong mutual support are the most valuable experience of China Tajikistan relations. China thanks Tajikistan for its long-term firm support on issues involving China's core interests and major concerns, and will continue to support Tajikistan in taking a development path in line with its national conditions. The two countries should promote mutually beneficial cooperation, jointly build the "the Belt and Road" with high quality, actively promote the connection between the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" and Tajikistan's "national development strategy before 2030", strengthen cooperation in industry, agriculture, energy, infrastructure, digital economy and other aspects, deepen unity and anti epidemic, expand people to people and cultural exchanges, and promote friendly exchanges between the two peoples, especially young people. The two sides should work together to further enhance the level of security cooperation and maintain regional security and stability. Li Zhanshu stressed that the legislative bodies of China and Tajikistan have extensive space for exchanges and cooperation in improving their legislative functions and serving their own development. China is willing to continue friendly exchanges with the NPC, the NPC sub committee and the NPC; Carry out exchanges of experience in poverty reduction, Rural Revitalization and agricultural development, so as to provide a fair, just, transparent and equal legal environment for enterprises of the two countries to invest and start businesses in each other's countries; Strengthen coordination and cooperation on multilateral occasions and take care of each other's core interests and major concerns. Rustam Emomali said that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Tajikistan and China. The two heads of state played a strategic leading role in promoting the development of Tajikistan China comprehensive strategic partnership. Tajikistan actively supports the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road", and the two countries have carried out fruitful cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, people to people, local, security, combating the COVID-19 epidemic and so on. The parliament of Tajikistan is willing to deepen friendly exchanges with the National People's Congress of China and play a positive role of the legislature in promoting the development of bilateral relations and promoting all-round cooperation. (Xinhua News Agency)