China, Kazakhstan broader strategic partnership promotes stability

ASTANA, June 13 (Itar-Tass) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao will meet
with Kazakh top officials here on Monday to discuss a broad range of
bilateral cooperation during his 7th official visit to the republic.
On Monday afternoon, Hu Jintao is to have negotiations with Kazakh
counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev and is to meet with Kazakh Prime Minister
Karim Masimov, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry reported.
"For about 20 years of diplomatic relations Chinese-Kazakh cooperation
is developing in a positive vein dynamically and consistently. Since the
countries established strategic partnership in 2005 they are building up
mutual political trust, developing vigorously practical cooperation and
are enhancing humanitarian ties constantly. It can be stated that a
broader Chinese-Kazakh strategic partnership does not only promotes
greatly the development and prosperity of our countries, but also makes a
major contribution to maintain stability in the region and all the world,"
Hu Jintao said in a statement, which the press service of the Kazakh
Foreign Ministry made public upon arrival of the Chinese president at the
Astana airport on Sunday.
During his forthcoming meetings with the Kazakh leadership Hu will
discuss "strategic planning, a promising development of bilateral
relations," will exchange "detailed views on topical issues of regional
and international scene of mutual interest." "I believe that if we pool
our efforts my current visit will be a success to bring Chinese-Kazakh
strategic partnership to a qualitatively new level," the Chinese president
said in his statement.
He also noted that upon the results of the visit "a joint political
document will be made public, the agencies concerned and specific
officials will sign several important documents in trade and economic,
financial, environment protection, transport and humanitarian bilateral
cooperation."
High on the agenda of an ongoing visit by the Chinese president to
Kazakhstan will be a closer cooperation in the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO). Hu will attend a SCO anniversary summit at the Palace
of Independence in the Kazakh capital on June 15.