On December 15, Ms Sanat Ryskulova and Ms Aliya Bisembina, research officers of the National Institute for Strategic Studies of the Kyrgyz Republic (NISS KR), visited SIIS and exchanged ideas on Central Asian security and Silk Road Economic Belt with Director Li Xin, Deputy Director Qiang Xiaoyun, Dr. Qian Zongqi from the Center for Russian & Central Asian Studies.