Full coverage: Premier Li Visits Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Latvia and Russia

China and Kyrgyzstan have maintained rapid development in their economic ties.

China is the largest trade partner and largest source of imports from Kyrgyzstan. Bilateral trade reached 672 million US dollars in the first six months of this year. That was up 60 percent from the same period last year.

China's imports from Kyrgyzstan rose 50 percent to 21 million dollars while exports to Kyrgyzstan climbed 60 percent to 651 million dollars.

The two countries are also considering infrastructure construction under China's Belt and Road initiative. Major projects would include railways, thermal power plants, urban road networks and agricultural irrigation initiatives.