On May 25, 2012, Vice Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping at invitation attended a reception marking the 20th anniversary of the establishment of China-Kazakhstan diplomatic relations held by Kazakhstan's Embassy in China.
In his speech, Cheng spoke highly of the results of the development of Sino-Kazakh relations. He said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations 20 years ago, the Sino-Kazakh relations have grown by leaps and bounds with close high-level exchanges, deepened mutual political trust and mutual firm support on major issues of mutual concern. Cooperation has made great progress in the fields of trade, energy, non-resources and security, benefiting the two peoples. The two sides have also worked closely within the multilateral frameworks of the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), which has safeguarded common interests of both sides and promoted regional and world peace, stability and development. China is willing to make joint efforts with Kazakhstan and take the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties as an opportunity to fully implement the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries and the agreements signed by both sides so as to push the comprehensive strategic partnership to a new level.
Kazakh Ambassador to China Nurlan Yermekbayev said after 20 years of development, bilateral relations have reached an unprecedented high level and have become an example of good-neighborly friendship, equality, mutual trust and win-win cooperation between neighbors. Bilateral cooperation in the areas of politics, economy, energy and humanities is fruitful and has effectively promoted the common development of the two countries. Kazakhstan cherishes its relations with China and is ready to carry forward the traditional friendship, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with China and achieve new development of the Kazakh-Sino comprehensive strategic partnership.
