Jiang Meets Kazakh PresidentChinese President Jiang Zemin said Friday in Shanghai that China and Kazakhstan have developed a solid and healthy relationship of bright future.Jiang made the remarks when meeting Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who came here to participate in the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which groups China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Nazarbayev said the SCO's establishment is a significant historic event and the achievements of the SCO summit have satisfied all presidents of the member states. He expressed his congratulation to Jiang for the success of the SCO Shanghai summit. On the basis of past good relationship, Kazakhstan and China could further their friendship in coming years, Nazarbayev said. Jiang said since the founding of the "Shanghai Five" mechanism five years ago, China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have played active roles in enhancing their solidarity and cooperation, safeguarding regional security and stability. After the "Shanghai Five" has been transformed into the SCO, the six member countries unveiled a new chapter of their relationship and cooperation, Jiang said. He said that China and Kazakhstan have witnessed smooth development of bilateral relations. Various governmental organs of the two countries have established mutual trust. The trade volume between the two countries reached a record high of 1.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2000 and one billion U.S. dollars in 1999. The two presidents also exchanged views on issues of common concern. |
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