3月25日，国务委员兼国防部长魏凤和同土库曼斯坦国防部长贡多格德耶夫视频通话。
BEIJING, March 25 -- Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe held talks with Turkmen Defense Minister Begench Gundogdyev via video link on Friday.
魏凤和说，在习近平主席和别尔德穆哈梅多夫总统战略引领下，中土关系实现跨越式发展，达到战略伙伴关系的高水平。中方高度重视和积极推进中土关系发展，无论国际风云如何变幻，中方都是土方的亲密朋友和可靠伙伴。
Wei said that under the strategic leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the relationship between China and Turkmenistan has realized the leapfrog development and reached the high level of strategic partnership. He stressed that the China attaches great importance to and actively promotes the relationship with Turkmenistan, and is always Turkmenistan's close friend and reliable partner no matter how the international situation changes.
近年来，中土两军务实合作发展势头良好，在高层往来、专业交流、人员培训等方面合作不断拓展。
In recent years, the pragmatic military cooperation between China and Turkmenistan has maintained sound development momentum, and the two militaries have expanded cooperation in the fields of high-level exchanges, professional communication and personnel training, Wei added.
中方愿同土方携手努力，认真落实两国元首重要共识，继续加强战略沟通，推进两军各领域务实合作不断深化发展，为构建更加紧密的中土命运共同体贡献力量。
Speaking of development of bilateral military ties in the future, Wei said that the Chinese military is willing to join hands with Turkmen military to implement the important consensus reached by the heads of state of the two countries, strengthen strategic communication and promote development of pragmatic cooperation in various fields between the two militaries, so as to contribute more to the building of an even closer China-Turkmenistan community with a shared future.
贡多格德耶夫祝贺中国成功举办第24届冬奥会、冬残奥会。他表示，土方将继续坚定奉行对华友好合作政策，同中方加强经贸往来和防务合作，不断提升两国两军关系水平。
Gundogdyev extended congratulations on China’s successful hosting of the 24th Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games. He said that the Turkmen side will continue to firmly pursue the policy of friendship and cooperation with China, enhance economic and trade exchanges and defense cooperation with the Chinese side, and promote the relationship between the two countries and their militaries.
