Official visit of the President of Kazakhstan to China has started
Today President Nursultan Nazarbayev after the official meeting will have talks with the President Xi Jinping in expanded format. Following the talks there is a ceremony of signing bilateral documents.
According to the statistics of the Kazakh customs in the past, bilateral trade between China and Kazakhstan has increased by 12.5% to $ 23.9 billion. Upon arrival in China, Nazarbayev said in the interview with the Chinese newspaper China Daily that "the strengthening of relations with China is a priority of our foreign policy."
During the visit of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan it is expected to sign agreements on cooperation in trade, economic, investment, and oil fields. The head of the state on this day is also to meet with the President of China National Petroleum Corporation Zhou Jiping.Nursultan Nazarbayev, in an interview with China Daily said that the current bilateral relations are in the expansion of cooperation in non-oil sectors. Kazakh President said that in this regard, both countries have to realize a number of large scale projects.
"In the energy sector 4 projects have been implemented worth more than $ 1.2 billion, including the construction of hydroelectric power stations, wind farms and solar power," writes the Chinese newspaper.
The Head of State stressed gaining pace of cooperation in the transport sector. "Last year there was a commissioning of the railway crossing called "Altynkol-Khorgos". At present KazakhTemirZholy JSC is considering the construction of a terminal at the Chinese port of Lianyungang, and it is also planned to put into operation the Kazakh section of the transit corridor "Western Europe - Western China ", the Chinese edition cites.
According to the President, the important part of the interaction can be joint projects in the field of alternative energy, which will be the main theme of "EXPO-2017". "The collaboration between the two countries during the EXPO will open new long-term ways to long-term projects", it is stated in the publication.
On Sunday there will be the main day of the Boao Economic Forum 2013 under the theme "Asia in search of development for all: restructuring, responsibility and cooperation."
"We are witnessing the economic difficulties for various reasons. However, we must bear in mind that trade protectionism creates difficulties for the growth of all economies, " explained the BFA Secretary General Zhou Wenzhong the choice of the theme of the current session like "Asia in search of development for all. "
According to Zhou Wenzhong, cooperation between the Asian countries is a wise choice. "Asia remains the fastest growing region in the world, it is the engine of the world economy ", said the Secretary General of BFA.
As the organizers count, 54 plenary sessions, including the "dialogue" and "round tables" in the Boao Forum for Asia will join the leaders of the political, business and the academic leaders from around the world. As expected, President Nursultan Nazarbayev will take part in the session of the BFA and will negotiate with the member heads of international organizations.
During the annual session of the forum there are also to be dialogues with international officials and celebrities from the world of finance and industry, such as the head of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde, the investor-philanthropist George Soros and the Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
About 2,000 people from 43 countries and regions will participate in the Boao Forum for Asia. Out of them 80 percent of participants are the representatives of business circles. The BFA was established in 2001 and became a platform for the exchange of opinions, predictions and ideas on the problems and prospects for the further development of Asian countries and their dialogue with other regions of the world.