DATE=8/25/1999 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT TITLE=KYRGYZSTAN SUMMIT (L) NUMBER=2-253101 BYLINE=PETER HEINLEIN DATELINE=MOSCOW CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: The presidents of Russia, China and three Central Asian countries have held a one-day summit in Kyrgyzstan on improving security cooperation and economic ties. V-O-A's Peter Heinlein in Moscow reports the Russian and Chinese leaders also held bilateral talks. TEXT: Russia's Boris Yeltsin and China's Jiang Zemin had a working breakfast Wednesday in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, where the summit was held. Afterward, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov described ties between Beijing and Moscow as being "at their peak." Mr. Ivanov said Presidents Yeltsin and Jiang expressed support for a "multi-polar world," a concept aimed at limiting U-S influence in global affairs. /// IVANOV ACT - IN RUSSIAN - FADE UNDER /// He says the two leaders talked about the active struggle throughout the world over the future world order. Without mentioning the United States directly, Mr. Ivanov said attempts are being made to impose what he called a different world order that would be uni-polar or bi polar. He told reporters "Russia has spoken against the dominance of one country, and will continue to do so". /// OPT /// Opposition to U-S dominance in post- cold war affairs has been a recurring theme in President Yeltsin's meetings with other leaders. When he arrived in Bishkek Tuesday, he joked that he was feeling fit, and "ready for combat, especially with Westerners". /// OPT /// China's President Jiang, in his remarks, also expressed concern about the dominance of one country in world affairs. He said "the process of forming a multi-polar world is difficult, but it has become an irreversible trend." The Chinese leader also avoided mentioning any particular country, but spoke of "a new display of hegemony relying on force, which has already drawn concern on the international scene." /// END OPT /// In closing the summit, the host, Kyrgyzstan's Askar Akayev, said his country welcomes a greater role in regional affairs by Moscow and Beijing. Regional stability has been threatened this week by an invasion of southern Kyrgyzstan by an armed group from Tajikistan that occupied several small villages and is holding hostages, including four Japanese geologists. President Akayev met Wednesday with visiting Tajik President Emomali Rakhmonov. The two men are reported to have agreed to temporarily close the border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. A declaration signed by the five leaders at the end of their summit calls for increased cooperation in fighting terrorism and drug smuggling. The statement also expresses concern about troubles in nearby Afghanistan. (Signed) NEB/PFH/JWH/KL 25-Aug-1999 06:57 AM EDT (25-Aug-1999 1057 UTC) NNNN Source: Voice of America .
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