近日，國家主席習近平復信中國石油大學（北京）的中亞留學生，鼓勵他們為推動中國同中亞國家關系發展作出更大貢獻。

習近平指出，中國和中亞國家山水相連，友誼深厚，命運與共。2013年，我在中亞國家提出共建“絲綢之路經濟帶”倡議。10年來，中國中亞關系不斷邁上新臺階，各領域合作駛入快車道，給雙方人民帶來福祉。

習近平強調，中國同中亞國家的友好關系需要一代又一代有志、有為青年傳承和發揚。你們是中國中亞關系的見證者、受益者，更是建設者和傳播者。希望你們積極投身中國同中亞國家友好事業，弘揚絲路精神，講好中國故事、中亞故事，當好友誼使者和合作橋梁，為構建更加緊密的中國－中亞命運共同體作出自己的貢獻。

近期，中國石油大學（北京）的中亞國家留學生給習近平寫信，講述在華留學生活情況，表達了努力學習、加強合作、為構建中國－中亞命運共同體貢獻力量的決心。

Xi replies to letter from Central Asian students at China University of Petroleum

Chinese President Xi Jinping recently replied to a letter from Central Asian students at China University of Petroleum, encouraging them to make greater contributions to the promotion of ties between China and Central Asian countries.

In his reply, Xi said that China and Central Asian countries are linked by mountains and rivers, and that they have profound friendships and a shared future. "In 2013, I put forward the initiative of jointly building the Silk Road Economic Belt in Central Asia," Xi said.

He noted that over the past decade, China-Central Asia relations have been brought to a new level, and cooperation in various fields has moved onto the fast track, delivering benefits to the peoples.

Friendly relations between China and Central Asian countries need to be carried forward from generation to generation by ambitious and promising young people, Xi said.

Xi said the students have witnessed and benefited from China-Central Asia relations and, more importantly, that they have helped boost China-Central Asia relations. He urged them to take an active part in promoting friendships between China and Central Asian countries, carry forward the Silk Road spirit, tell Chinese stories and Central Asian stories well, act as envoys of friendship and bridges of cooperation, and contribute to building an even closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future.

Recently, students from Central Asian countries at China University of Petroleum wrote a letter to Xi, telling about their studies and lives in China and expressing their determination to study hard, strengthen cooperation and contribute to building a China-Central Asia community with a shared future.