Special Report: Premier Wen visits Russia, Kazakhstan, attends SCO
meeting
Backgrounder: Basic facts about
China-Kazakhstan relations
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Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev (R) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, Oct. 31, 2008. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)
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ASTANA, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- China and Kazakhstan
pledged to support economic and trade development in their border areas and
accelerate the construction of an international cooperation center at the border
city of Horgos, said a joint communique issued here Friday.
The communique was issued during Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao's visit to Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan where he attended the 7th
prime ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member
countries on Thursday.
The two countries will further develop and deepen cooperation in the fields of customs, ports and transportation, said the communique.
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) meets with his Kazakh counterpart Karim Masimov in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, Oct. 31, 2008. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)
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Both sides expressed satisfaction with the work of
China-Kazakhstan joint commission on the use and protection of trans-border
rivers.
The two sides decided to solve the issues of
utilizing and protecting their cross-border rivers through consultation in the
principles of mutual benefit and win-win solution.
The two countries also agreed that enhancing
exchanges between their border provinces, regions and cities is beneficial to
mutual understanding, friendship and cooperation between local residents there.
Wen arrived in Astana Wednesday evening for a three-day visit to Kazakhstan after wrapping up a tour to Russia.
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) and his Kazakh counterpart Karim Masimov hold a joint press conference in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, Oct. 31, 2008. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)
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China, Kazakhstan agree to push
forward key co-op programs
ASTANA, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- China and Kazakhstan agreed on Friday in a joint
communique to set maintaining sustained growth of bilateral trade volume and
promoting implementation of key cooperation programs as priorities of bilateral
economic and trade cooperation.
To this end, the two countries decided to improve
investment environment, work out new cooperation mode, optimize trade structure
and strengthen economic and technological cooperation to facilitate companies of
both countries, said the communique, which was issued during Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao's visit to the Central Asian country. Full story
Premier Wen makes four-point proposal
for strengthening SCO co-op
ASTANA, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
made a four-point proposal on Thursday for enhancing the pragmatic cooperation
among members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
The premier made the proposal in an address to the 7th SCO
prime ministers' meeting in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. Full story
Chinese premier says to strengthen
cooperation with Mongolia
ASTANA, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
said here Thursday that China will further enhance its cooperation with Mongolia
amid dramatically changing international situation and the current global
financial crisis.
On the sidelines of the 7th prime ministers' meeting of
the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Chinese premier met with Sanj
Bayar, prime minister of Mongolia, which is an SCO observer. Full story
Chinese premier says multipolar world
conducive to peace, development
MOSCOW, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- China believes that a
mulitipolar world is in the interest of the world people and is conducive to
peace and development across the globe, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here
Wednesday.
In an interview with Russia's Itar-Tass and Interfax news
agencies, Wen said that people across the world need a peaceful, stable, secure
and harmonious environment. Full story
