On April 21, 2017 local time, when jointly meeting the press with Minister of Foreign Affairs Kairat Abdrakhmanov of Kazakhstan in Astana, Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed that China and Kazakhstan are a community of common interests as well as a community of common destiny.
Wang Yi noted that China speaks highly of development achievements of bilateral relations since the establishment of China-Kazakhstan diplomatic relations 25 years ago. The two countries have become comprehensive strategic partners featuring high political mutual trust, in-depth economic integration and mutual reliance on security, and both sides are a community of common interests and common destiny.
Wang Yi stressed that China and Kazakhstan are important members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). China fully supports Kazakhstan in well hosting the Astana Summit this June, and making preparation for the assumption of the SCO presidency. The SCO will accept India and Pakistan into the organization this year, which will make it a big family of 8 official member states as well as a regional international organization with the most extensive areas, the largest population and the greatest potential. China has full confidence in the development prospects of the SCO.