President of Kazakhstan met chairman of China in Beijing
Almaty. August 8. Kazakhstan Today - The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, met the Chairman of the Peoples Republic of China, Hu Jintao, on Thursday in Beijing, the agency reports referring to the president's press service.
N. Nazarbayev congratulated the Chinese leader on opening of Olympic Games. The leader of the state noted that he arrived in the capital of China to demonstrate support of Kazakhstan to Beijing Olympiad and to support the Kazakhstan sportsmen.
The President stated that Kazakhstan opposes politization of Olympic Games in any of its forms and expressed confidence that Olympiad 2008 will become one of the most colorful and unforgettable events in sports history.
The Chairman of the Peoples Republic of China thanked the Kazakhstan counterpart for kind wishes and high level of relay race of the Olympic Torch in Almaty.
N. Nazarbayev expressed hope that Kazakhstan athletes will achieve high results on the hospitable Chinese land.
The parties also discussed conditions and prospects of development of mutual relations in trade and economic, political and humanitarian spheres.
"Three years ago we declared strategic partnership of China and Kazakhstan. It is one of the priorities of our foreign policy. I invite you to visit China next year," Hu Jintao said.
N. Nazarbayev noted that the arrangements reached during last year's visit of the Chinese leader to Astana have been successfully realized. It concerns both the projects in the area of mineral resources and the joint program of cooperation in non-raw branches.
Following the results of the first five months of 2008, volume of mutual commerce has reached $6.4 billion that is more by 35.4 % in comparison with the similar period of 2007.
The leaders of two states have confirmed unity of positions of Kazakhstan and China on actual world and regional problems, aspiration to effective cooperation in the international organizations, first of all, in the United Nations Organization and Shanghai Cooperation Organization to guarantee global and regional safety.
Finishing the meeting, the Chairman of Peoples Republic of China, Hu Jintao, invited N. Nazarbayev and the Kazakhstan delegation for the official dinner in honor of the President of Kazakhstan, having emphasized that more than 80 leaders of the states and governments will arrive for the Olympic Games. "There will be receptions only for three visitors - the US President, Georges Bush, the Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, and you."
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