Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji met Tuesday with visiting Kazakhstan Deputy Prime Minister Karim Masimov.
During the meeting, Zhu said that since China and Kazakhstan established diplomatic ties 10 years ago, bilateral good-neighborly cooperative ties have grown steadily.
China and Kazakhstan share a similar stand on major international and regional issues and support each other, thus making positive contributions to safeguarding regional peace, stability and development, he said.
This is beneficial to both sides and it is also the common wishof both people, he said, saying that it is his hope that the two countries will increase exchanges and understanding and deepen cooperation, so as to promote bilateral trade and economic cooperation.
Masimov said Kazakhstan attaches importance to its ties with China, and hopes to strengthen cooperation in such fields as energy, transportation, aviation and steel.