Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received the ambassadors of Russia and China separately, the press service of the President of Kazakhstan reports.
During the conversation with the Ambassador of the Russian Federation Alexei Borodavkin, Tokayev noted the importance of the forthcoming visit of President Vladimir Putin to Kazakhstan this year, as well as the holding of the 19th Forum of Interregional Cooperation in Kostanay this fall.
In addition, the current state and prospects of the Kazakh-Russian comprehensive strategic partnership were discussed.
During a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Kazakhstan Zhang Xiao, the relevance of holding the Central Asia + China summit, which will be held in Xi'an in May, as well as the planned state visit of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to China, was noted.
The importance of further strengthening bilateral relations, expanding economic, investment, cultural and humanitarian ties was emphasized.
The President of Kazakhstan highly appreciated the peacekeeping efforts of Chinese President Xi Jinping on a political settlement of the situation around Ukraine.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
March 14, 2023