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| Chinese President Xi Jinping (front L) holds a welcoming ceremony for President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev before their talks in Shanghai, east China, May 19, 2014. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei) |
He hoped the two countries to deepen energy and resources cooperation, strengthen cooperation on agriculture, telecommunications, creative industries, high-technology and other fields.
The two countries should also push forward local cooperation and people-to-people exchanges, Xi said, noting the two sides are planning cooperation in adjacent areas.
China is ready to strengthen cooperation with Kazakhstan in combating terrorism, separatism, extremism, drug trafficking and safeguarding network and information security, said the Chinese president.
Xi also urged the two sides to enhance coordination in the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to jointly safeguard regional security and stability.
Nazarbayev said Kazakhstan and China have many common grounds in major issues. Both sides stick to the principle that countries have the right to choose their own development path, he said.
Kazakhstan is committed to promoting bilateral comprehensive partnership and is looking forward to deepen pragmatic cooperation, he said.
Kazakhstan is willing to provide energy support to China's economy development, Nazarbayev said, adding Kazakhstan welcomes China to expand investment in the country's non-resource sector.
He said that Kazakhstan will actively support construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt.
Kazakhstan is willing to enhance counter-terrorism cooperation with China and jointly promote the development of the SCO, said the president.
They also discussed the upcoming CICA summit. Xi said the importance of the CICA is increasing and various sides pay more attention to Asian security as many leaders of countries and international organizations will attend the summit.
