While addressing the meeting, Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Murat Nurtleu said, “The upcoming meeting of leaders will open a new milestone of eternal friendship and prosperity.“

　　The six countries are “creating all conditions“ for the China-Central Asia mechanism to “become a flagship among the mechanisms of (Central Asia Plus)“, the newspaper Astana Times quoted Nurtleu as saying.

　　China is Central Asia's top trading partner and a major source of investment.

　　At the meeting, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China will unswervingly advance high-level opening-up and “seek common development with neighboring countries“.

　　He noted that the United States has imposed arbitrary tariffs on more than 180 countries, infringing upon their legitimate rights and interests.

　　China has stepped forward and taken necessary countermeasures “not only to defend its own legitimate rights and interests, but also to safeguard international rules and order as well as international fairness and justice“, Wang said.

　　Regarding trade and production, the meeting's joint statement said that “the (attending) parties reaffirm their support for multilateralism and the rules of international trade, do not approve of the practice of unilateral protectionism, and will strengthen coordination and form a united position in this regard in order to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests“.

　　The six nations welcomed the holding of import and export exhibitions as well as the rolling out of business and investment activities among them.

　　In addition, they underlined the necessity to “strengthen investment cooperation within the framework of the mechanism, expand industrial cooperation, ensure the stability of production and supply chains, and enhance efficiency“, the joint statement said.