China News Agency, Nur-Sultan, June 7 (Reporter Zhang Shuo) Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Treuberdi in Nur-Sultan on the 7th local time.
Wang Yi said that China-Kazakhstan relations have gone through 30 years of trials and hardships. The two sides have established a permanent comprehensive strategic partnership, and mutual trust and friendship have reached an unprecedented new height, setting a model for state-to-state relations.
The China-Kazakhstan friendship embodies the efforts and wisdom of generations of leaders and peoples of both sides, and deserves to be cherished even more.
The Chinese side always regards Kazakhstan as a brotherly neighbor with high mutual trust and a strategic partner for win-win cooperation. In accordance with the strategic deployment of the two heads of state, China is willing to earnestly summarize the valuable experience in the development of bilateral relations over the past 30 years, carry forward traditional friendship, enhance strategic mutual trust, firmly support each other, and be each other's best. Strong support for stability and revitalization, and jointly build the next golden 30 years of China-Kazakhstan relations.
Treuberdi warmly welcomed Wang Yi's visit, saying that this visit is of great significance to deepening the permanent comprehensive strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and China.
Under the leadership of the two heads of state, Kazakhstan-China relations have maintained a high level of development. Kazakhstan regards China as a permanent neighbor and an all-weather friend, and attaches great importance to the unique and special friendly relationship between the two countries. Confidence in the future of the relationship.
He is willing to take the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations as an opportunity to plan the prospects for strategic cooperation between the two countries, deepen bilateral practical cooperation in a wide range of fields, and continuously inject new impetus into the development of Kazakhstan-China relations.
The two sides agreed to promote high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road", give full play to the role of China-Kazakhstan Cooperation Committee, production capacity and investment cooperation dialogues, local cooperation forums and other mechanisms, and promote bilateral cooperation to diversify, in-depth and high-level.
The two sides are pleased with the strong resilience shown by the strong recovery of economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, and are willing to strengthen cooperation in production capacity, investment and energy, expand cooperation in manufacturing, give priority to the implementation of social and livelihood projects in Kazakhstan, and boost the diversification of Kazakhstan's economic structure.
Explore new growth points of high-tech cooperation such as 5G, artificial intelligence, and green energy, and jointly build the "Green Silk Road" and "Digital Silk Road".
The two sides will continue to improve the level of interconnection and create efficient and convenient "steel camel caravans" and "digital" trains.
All land ports on the China-Kazakhstan border have resumed operations.
Both sides agreed to strengthen anti-epidemic cooperation.
Treubierdi sincerely thanked China for its timely and important help in Kazakhstan's fight against the epidemic.
The two sides will promote the establishment of a traditional Chinese medicine center in Kazakhstan and deepen cooperation in traditional medicine.
The two sides agreed to promote the establishment of cultural centers in each other, carry out various forms of people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and enhance the people-to-people bonds of the two countries.
The two sides agreed to facilitate personnel exchanges and reached an agreement on setting up consulate generals in Xi'an and Aktobe respectively.
The Kazakh side said that it will extend the visa-free treatment for Chinese citizens from 7 days to 14 days.
The two sides agreed to continue to support each other in the international arena, strengthen coordination and cooperation in regional organizations, and give full play to the role of the new platform of the China + Five Central Asian countries cooperation mechanism, and jointly promote the success of the upcoming third foreign ministers' meeting; vigorously promote the "Shanghai" "spirit" and maintain the momentum of the SCO's stable development; support Kazakhstan in successfully hosting the sixth CICA summit this year, jointly safeguard regional security and development, and prevent the replication of the chaos in Europe in the region; and welcome Kazakhstan to actively participate in the "BRICS+" cooperation.
The two sides also exchanged views on the regional situation and other issues of common concern.
After the talks, the two sides jointly met with journalists.
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