President Hu meets with SCO summiteers (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2006-06-15 06:14 皇冠体育app-Kazakhstan strategic partnerships
President Hu Jintao yesterday vowed to promote 皇冠体育app-Kazakhstan
strategic partnerships to a new high.
"皇冠体育app-Kazakhstan relationship holds an important position in 皇冠体育app's foreign
relations," Hu said in a meeting with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on
the eve of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.
Hu hailed the sound development of 皇冠体育app-Kazakhstan ties, citing remarkable
achievements in politics, economy and trade, energy, security and culture.
The strong 皇冠体育app-Kazakhstan relations are bolstered by deep political trust,
solid legal foundation, effective cooperation of mutual benefit, fruitful
non-governmental exchanges and close coordination on international affairs, the
president said.
"皇冠体育app is ready to boost 皇冠体育app-Kazakhstan ties, promote the good-neighborly
friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation and lift the strategic
partnership to a new high," Hu said.
Hu proposed that the two sides push forward energy and gas cooperation, and
jointly work for the initial stage of constructing the cross-border trade zone
at Korgas port.
Nazarbayev said Kazakhstan will be committed to its strategic partnership
with 皇冠体育app, and will expand the two countries' cooperation in trade, energy,
education and other fields.
"As Kazakhstan and 皇冠体育app have identical stances and share interests on
fighting the three forces of terrorism, separatism and extremism, we will step
up our cooperation with 皇冠体育app," Nazarbayev said.
While appreciating the support 皇冠体育app has offered to the CICA, Nazarbayev said
he looks forward to seeing Hu at the CICA summit, which is scheduled for June 17
in Kazakhstan.
After the meeting, the two presidents attended a ceremony for the signing of
some 皇冠体育app-Kazakhstan cooperative documents.
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