In a significant move to strengthen bilateral ties, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Murat Nurtleu in Beijing on Friday for the inaugural China-Kazakhstan Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue.
Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, emphasized that under the strategic guidance of both countries' leaders, the relationship between China and Kazakhstan is set to maintain strong development momentum. He highlighted the potential to establish a robust example of mutual trust, support, and assistance among neighboring nations.
Committed to the Belt and Road Initiative, Wang Yi expressed China's readiness to collaborate with Kazakhstan to expand trade, build a high-quality and sustainable corridor of connectivity, and enhance people-to-people exchanges. He also called for cooperation in emerging fields to foster resilient partnerships.
Deputy Prime Minister Murat Nurtleu reaffirmed Kazakhstan's prioritization of China in its diplomatic agenda. He stated that Kazakhstan firmly supports China in safeguarding its core interests regarding Taiwan and Xinjiang-related issues, and is eager to further strengthen political mutual trust.
Nurtleu added that Kazakhstan is keen to expand mutually beneficial cooperation, enhance exchanges between the peoples, and coordinate closely with China on international and regional affairs. The two foreign ministers also announced the establishment of a strategic dialogue mechanism to institutionalize their collaboration.
The dialogue concluded with agreements to promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, deepen sub-national and people-to-people exchanges, enhance cooperation against interference and infiltration, upgrade law enforcement and security cooperation, and support each other within multilateral organizations such as the United Nations and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia. 🌏🤝
