BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Meng Jianzhu held talks Thursday with visiting Kyrgyz Minister of Internal Affairs Zarylbek Rysaliev, and pledged to boost cooperation between the two sides.
Meng said the two sides should work more closely to combat the "three evil forces" of terrorism, separatism and extremism, as well as cross-border crimes, to maintain and promote security and stability of the two nations and the region.
Hailing bilateral ties between China and Kyrgyzstan over the past 20 years, Meng highlighted cooperation on anti-terrorism, the fight against cross-border crimes, protection for each other's nationals, technical and equipment exchanges and law-enforcement training.
Rysaliev said that Kyrgyzstan attaches great importance to the cooperation with China on law-enforcement and security.
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