Kazakh, China's FMs begin talks
10:51, 8 September 2011
IJING. September 8. KAZINFORM /Ruslan Suleimenov/ A meeting of Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov with China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has started in Beijing.
In his welcome speech, Yang Jiechi told about the state visit of Hu Jintao, the President of the People's Republic of China, to Kazakhstan this June. During this trip China's Leader Hu Jintao and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev proclaimed the Sino-Kazakh relations as comprehensive strategic partnership giving thus a new status to our relations.
Yang Jiechi congratulated Kazakhstan on successful SCO Summit. In his turn, Yerzhan Kazykhanov expressed gratitude to China for warm hospitality. It is the first visit of Kazykhanov to China as Foreign Minister.
In the afternoon the Kazakh FM is expected to have talks with Vice President of China Xi Jinping.