Photo source: Press Service of the President of Kazakhstan.
At talks in Beijing in the Great Hall of the People, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokaev invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the republic in the autumn. The Chinese leader has accepted his invitation.
The Kazakh President's press service says the visit will give further impetus to strategic relations between the two countries. Tokayev and Xi Jinping paid special attention to joint efforts to build trade and economic ties. In the wake of the pandemic, bilateral trade rose by 15.2% to $ 18.2 billion in 221.
The President of Kazakhstan identified the Belt and Trail initiative as the most important. The Chinese leader thanked him for supporting the One China principle.
During the talks, the parties also discussed the opening of a Chinese cultural center in Kazakhstan and cooperation in transport, logistics and digital technologies.
Yomart Tokayev acknowledged China's huge achievements in developing the economy and the fact that Kazakhstan is dependent on it.