From September 20th to 27th, 2024, the Seminar on Poverty Reduction and Rural Development for Central Asian Countries, hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and organized by the International Poverty Reduction Center in China (IPRCC), was successfully held in Beijing. 17 officials from the Kyrgyz's Labor and Social Security departments participated in the seminar. On September 27th, Dr. Liu Junwen, Director General of IPRCC, attended the closing ceremony and delivered a speech. Ms. HADIA DUMANAEVA, Director General of the Budget Planning and Financing Department of the Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Immigration of the Kyrgyz Republic, gave a speech on behalf of the participants.
Holding this seminar is a specific measure to implement the poverty reduction cooperation items listed in the results of the China-Central Asia Summit and promote the deepening of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Kyrgyzstan. During the seminar, the participants learned about the policy measures and implementation models of poverty reduction and rural development in China, exchanged and shared poverty reduction policies and practices in Kyrgyzstan, and went to Weiyuan County, Gansu Province to visit the modern agricultural industrial parks, Chinese herbal medicine planting and processing, group-based educational assistance, professional cooperatives for breeding high-quality potatoes, relocation and resettlement sites and post support, construction of demonstration villages for rural revitalization, elderly health care, and other projects. They gained a deep understanding of the local experience, practices, and outstanding achievements in promoting poverty reduction and rural development.
Ms. HADIA DUMANAEVA, Director General of the Budget Planning and Financing Department of the Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Immigration of Kyrgyzstan, said that the seminar provided us with a rare opportunity to learn about China's experience in implementing poverty reduction policies. We also had the opportunity to witness China's grassroots poverty alleviation practices and effects in agriculture, industry, education, tourism and other fields. We were particularly impressed by the experience and practices of consolidating poverty alleviation achievements and promoting rural revitalization in Yuangudui Village, which was inspected by General Secretary Xi Jinping. Exchanging and learning from China's experience will help us further promote the development of new poverty reduction plans in our country, and we sincerely wish China peace, prosperity, and even greater success!
The participants highly recognize and appreciate the valuable experience of the Chinese government in implementing targeted poverty alleviation and promoting rural revitalization. They hope to have deeper cooperation with China in the future and come to China again for exchanges and visits.