On May 13, 2011, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with his Kyrgyz counterpart Ruslan Kazakbayev on the sidelines of the meeting of Foreign Ministers' Council of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

During the meeting, Yang hailed the sound growth momentum of bilateral ties. As a friendly neighbor, China respects the Kyrgyz people's choice of their own path for development and hopes Kyrgyzstan will achieve national long-term stability. China is willing to conduct practical cooperation with Kyrgyzstan in various areas based on the principles in the Treaty of Good-neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation between the two countries to push forward bilateral ties, he said. Yang said that China is ready to work with Kyrgyzstan within the SCO and other multilateral frameworks to jointly combat the "three evil forces" in a bid to safeguard regional peace, security and stability.

Kazakbayev, for his part, thanked China for its selfless assistance and support. Kyrgyzstan will adhere to bilateral agreements and documents in various fields and make concerted efforts with China to further promote cooperation in economy and trade, Kazakbayev said. The Kyrgyz side will enhance coordination with China in the SCO and other international organizations to fight the three evil forces, he said.

They also exchanged views on the SCO Astana Summit to be held in June.