On the afternoon of May 14, 2017, Premier Li Keqiang met at the Great Hall of the People with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, who was in China for the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF).
Li Keqiang said that China and Kazakhstan are important neighbors to each other. President Xi Jinping will hold meetings with Mr. President, which is believed to reach new and important consensus, and further promote the in-depth development of China-Kazakhstan relations. China attaches great importance to the development of its relations with Kazakhstan, and stands ready to better align the "Belt and Road" initiative with Kazakhstan's "Bright Road" development strategy, make steady headway in production capacity cooperation, advance development of transit transport, boost cooperation in small and medium enterprises between the two countries, carry out cooperation in cross-border economy and trade and finance as well as intensify people-to-people and cultural exchanges. China supports Kazakhstan to well hold the Expo Astana 2017.
Nursultan Nazarbayev expressed that Kazakhstan and China enjoy consolidated political mutual trust and efficient practical cooperation, which can well serve as a good example of bilateral relations. The docking of Kazakhstan's "Bright Road" development strategy with the "Belt and Road" initiative has achieved prominent results. As China-Kazakhstan production capacity cooperation plays a significant role in promoting Kazakhstan's industrialization process, Kazakhstan hopes to incorporate more projects into the framework of production capacity cooperation, and promote cooperation in transportation infrastructure, energy, deep processing of agricultural products and other fields. Kazakhstan attaches great importance to hosting the 2017 China Tourism Year, and supports China to successfully hold activities in China Pavilion of the Expo Astana 2017.
State Councilor Yang Jing attended the meeting.