China and Kyrgyzstan vowed on Wednesday to fight terrorism, separatism and extremism through strengthened security cooperation as Premier Li Keqiang paid his first visit to the Central Asian neighbor.

In the capital, Bishkek, Li and Kyrgyz Prime Minister Sooronbay Jeenbekov signed a joint communique on bilateral cooperation in fields such as security, agriculture and production.

The agreement is especially timely since the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan was attacked by a suicide car bomber on the morning of Aug 30. The attack injured three embassy personnel.