Kazakh-Chinese relations on peak of their development - Ikram Adyrbekov

16:02, 17 February 2011

BEIJING. February 17. KAZINFORM /Ruslan Suleimenov/ As was informed before, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev is to visit China on February 21. On the threshold of this event a workshop was held in Beijing on discussing the President's Address to the Nation where Kazakh Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to China Ikram Adyrbekov said that the Kazakh-Chinese relations were on the peak of their development.

'For instance, in spite of the global crisis the volume of bilateral trade topped record number of USD 20.4 bln in 2010', I. Adyrbekov said.

As he noted there was a good tendency for diversification of cooperation between the two countries. A number of large joint energy projects are under realization now as well as scientific and technical, cultural and humanitarian contacts are expanded.

'Besides, we made good progress regarding issues of trans-boundary rivers in 2010. In particular, we have developed an Agreement on protecting water of trans-boundary rivers which is going to be signed during the President's visit to Beijing', the Ambassador noted.

'Certainly, the upcoming visit of the President to China will be of a very significant meaning for bilateral relations and it is also to lay firm foundation for further development of strategic partnership between our countries', he concluded.

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