Xinjiang has changed significantly since the establishment of New China in 1949 and the region has now entered a period of rapid economic and social development, the meeting noted, adding the region's strength has been significantly enhanced with people from all ethnic groups benefiting.
Studying Xinjiang's conditions and problems is a strategically urgent task, as is pushing forward the region's economic and social development, the leaders agreed, adding that long-term social stability is important.
Any problems in Xinjiang must be solved on the basis of scientific development, the meeting stressed.