Holds talks with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

On the morning of July 3rd local time, President Xi Jinping held talks with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Astana Presidential Palace.

On the morning of July 3rd local time, President Xi Jinping held talks with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Astana Presidential Palace. When President Xi Jinping arrived at the Presidential Palace, six Kazakhstani Air Force fighter jets flew over the presidential palace, pulling out red and yellow smoke symbolizing the Chinese national flag to welcome President Xi Jinping's state visit to Kazakhstan with the highest etiquette (collage photo). (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua, Yin Bogu)

When President Xi Jinping arrived at the Presidential Palace by car, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev warmly welcomed them. Six Kazakhstani Air Force fighter jets flew over the Presidential Palace, pulling out red and yellow smoke symbolizing the Chinese flag, welcoming President Xi Jinping's state visit to Kazakhstan with the highest etiquette.

On the morning of July 3rd local time, President Xi Jinping held talks with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Astana Presidential Palace. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a grand welcome ceremony for President Xi Jinping.(Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a grand welcome ceremony for President Xi Jinping.

On the morning of July 3rd local time, President Xi Jinping held talks with Kazakhstani President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Astana Presidential Palace. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a grand welcome ceremony for President Xi Jinping. This is President Xi Jinping, accompanied by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, reviewing the honor guard.(Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

The grand hall of the Presidential Palace is majestic, and the ceremonial soldiers are majestic and upright. The two heads of state shook hands with each other's accompanying personnel one by one. The two heads of state stepped onto the reviewing platform, and the military band played the national anthems of China and Kazakhstan. President Xi Jinping reviewed the honor guard accompanied by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

On the morning of July 3rd local time, President Xi Jinping held talks with Kazakhstani President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Astana Presidential Palace. This is President Xi Jinping shaking hands with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.(Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

On the morning of July 3rd local time, President Xi Jinping held talks with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Astana Presidential Palace. This is a small-scale meeting between the two heads of state. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

After the welcome ceremony, the two heads of state held small-scale talks.

President Xi Jinping pointed out that last year, President Tokayev and I met twice in Xi'an and Beijing to make new deployments and plans for the development of China Kazakhstan relations, leading the "golden 30 years" of rapid development of China Kazakhstan relations. China has always viewed China Kazakhstan relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, and regards Kazakhstan as a priority direction for China's peripheral diplomacy and an important partner for cooperation in Central Asia. China's willingness and determination to maintain and develop China Kazakhstan relations are unwavering and will not change due to short-term events or international changes. China will always be a good neighbor and partner that Kazakhstan can rely on and trust. China is willing to continue to strengthen cooperation with Kazakhstan in traditional energy such as natural gas, expand cooperation in new energy such as photovoltaics and wind power, support more Chinese enterprises to invest in Kazakhstan, help Kazakhstan transform its resource advantages into development capabilities, and achieve green, low-carbon, and sustainable development.

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stated that President Xi Jinping's state visit to Kazakhstan is of historic significance for the development of Kazakhstan China relations. China is a friendly neighbor, close friend, and important strategic partner of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan China relations are based on solid neighborly friendship and firm mutual support, showing an unprecedented good development momentum. Cooperation in trade, energy, agriculture, minerals, and other fields has achieved important results, benefiting the people of the two countries, and can be regarded as a model of state to state relations. Kazakhstan is willing to work with China to further tap into the potential for cooperation between the two countries in areas such as energy, minerals, new energy, and connectivity, and promote the development of bilateral relations to new heights. Kazakhstan appreciates China's firm support for Kazakhstan's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, and will firmly adhere to the One China principle, resolutely combat the "three forces", and safeguard the common security of the two countries.

On the morning of July 3rd local time, President Xi Jinping held talks with Kazakhstani President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Astana Presidential Palace. This is a large-scale meeting between the two heads of state. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

Subsequently, the two heads of state held large-scale talks.

President Xi Jinping pointed out that the friendship between China and Kazakhstan is rooted in the ancient Silk Road, which has lasted for thousands of years. After 32 years of cooperation and accumulation, it has reached a high level of permanent comprehensive strategic partnership. Generations of friendship, high mutual trust, and solidarity have become the main theme of China Kazakhstan relations. No matter how the international situation changes, China's original intention to maintain China Kazakhstan friendship is unwavering, its determination to promote all-round cooperation is unwavering, its determination to support each other on core interests issues is unwavering, and its confidence in achieving their respective national development goals is unwavering. China is willing to work with Kazakhstan to build a more meaningful and dynamic community with a shared future, injecting more positive energy into the development and stability of the region and even the world.

President Xi Jinping emphasizes that both China and Kazakhstan are at a critical stage of their respective development and revitalization. Both sides need to strengthen the alignment of their development strategies and exchange of experience in governance, implement more mutually beneficial cooperation projects, and assist in the development of their respective countries. China is willing to enhance economic and trade cooperation with Kazakhstan, establish a new goal of doubling bilateral trade volume as soon as possible in the future, further expand imports of high-quality goods from Kazakhstan, and create new growth points for cooperation in e-commerce, digital economy, and other fields. Both sides need to expand the scale of production capacity investment cooperation, tap into the potential of technological innovation cooperation, and expand cooperation in fields such as electric vehicles, new energy, cross-border e-commerce, and satellite communication. China is willing to actively promote the construction of international transportation routes across the Caspian Sea with Kazakhstan, and build a diversified and three-dimensional connectivity pattern. China supports hosting the "China Tourism Year" in Kazakhstan next year and has decided to open a second Luban workshop in Kazakhstan. Yesterday at the airport, I heard a Kazakh boy singing "Singing for the Motherland" in standard and fluent Chinese, which was very touching. Youth are the inheritors of China Kazakhstan friendship from generation to generation. Both sides should make good use of the cultural centers of the two countries and the Kazakhstan branch of Beijing Language and Culture University, strengthen cultural and cultural exchanges, enhance mutual understanding and affinity between the two peoples, especially the younger generation, and build a solid social and public opinion foundation for all-round cooperation between the two countries.

President Xi Jinping highly praises Kazakhstan's work as the rotating presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and wishes the Astana Summit hosted by Kazakhstan a complete success. President Xi Jinping stated that China will take over as the rotating presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization after the Astana Summit, and China is willing to work with Kazakhstan and other member countries to build a closer community with a shared future for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. China supports Kazakhstan's hosting of the second China Central Asia Summit next year and is willing to work with Kazakhstan and other relevant parties to enhance and strengthen the China Central Asia mechanism, and promote more new achievements in China Central Asia cooperation. China is willing to closely cooperate with Kazakhstan within the framework of multilateral organizations such as the United Nations, practice true multilateralism, and safeguard the common interests of both countries and developing countries

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stated that President Xi Jinping's state visit to Kazakhstan once again proves that both Kazakhstan and China attach great importance to and strongly hope to further enhance the permanent comprehensive strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and China. Ha China has a strong friendship spanning thousands of years, and fruitful cooperation in various fields. Especially in recent years, under the personal care and guidance of President Xi Jinping, the relationship between Kazakhstan and China has entered a new "golden age". Major cooperation projects between the two countries have progressed smoothly, and positive results have been achieved in cooperation in fields such as agriculture, green energy, and humanities, making contributions to enhancing the well-being of the two peoples. Kazakhstan firmly adheres to the One China principle and is a trusted friend and partner of China. Deepening friendly strategic cooperation with China is a firm strategic priority for the Kazakh side. The Kazakh side highly appreciates China's adherence to the concept of peaceful diplomacy and the series of global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping. It highly evaluates China's important contributions to promoting world peace and development and is willing to work together with China to promote the construction of a community with a shared future between Kazakhstan and China and a community with a shared future for mankind. Kazakhstan looks forward to earnestly implementing the important achievements of this visit of President Xi Jinping with China, continuing to jointly build the "Belt and Road" with high quality, making every effort to achieve the goal of doubling bilateral trade volume, strengthening cooperation in agriculture, economy and trade, new energy, cross-border e-commerce, electric vehicles and other fields, and accelerating the construction of trans Caspian international transport routes. The Kazakh side welcomes the establishment of the Kazakhstan-China Cultural Center and the Luban Workshop, actively organizing next year's "China Tourism Year", and strengthening local cooperation and cultural exchanges between the two countries. Kazakhstan will continue to actively participate in the construction of the China Central Asia mechanism and closely coordinate and cooperate with China within multiple frameworks such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the United Nations.

On the morning of July 3rd local time, President Xi Jinping held talks with Kazakhstani President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Astana Presidential Palace. After the meeting, the two heads of state jointly signed the Joint Declaration between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Kazakhstan, and witnessed the exchange of dozens of bilateral cooperation documents in areas such as economy, trade, connectivity, aerospace, education, and media. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

After the meeting, the two heads of state jointly signed the Joint Declaration between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Kazakhstan, and witnessed the exchange of dozens of bilateral cooperation documents in areas such as economy, trade, connectivity, aerospace, education, and media.