Hu Jintao Arrives in Astana

December 12, Chinese President Hu Jintao in Astana with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev held talks. Xinhua News Agency reporters Lan Hong and Guang She

People's Network Astana, December 12 (Xinhua Wu Yi-min, CHEN new) 12, Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan to start a working visit to Kazakhstan.

12:50 local time, Hu's special plane arrived at Astana International Airport. Kazakhstan's first deputy prime minister under President Hu Jintao warmly welcomed Shukeev.

Hu Jintao delivered a written speech at the airport. He pointed out that China and Kazakhstan are friendly neighbors with long-standing friendship between the two peoples. Establishment of diplomatic ties 17 years ago, Sino-Kazakh relations sustained, rapid and healthy development. In 2005, the China-Kazakhstan strategic partnership, marking the bilateral relations have entered a new stage of development. Frequent high-level visits, increasing mutual political trust, trade, energy, security, culture and other fruitful pragmatic cooperation in various fields. The two sides involved in each other's core interests and mutual support on major issues, the United Nations, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, AsiaInfo in close collaboration with the multilateral framework, in order to promote regional peace, stability and development to make a positive contribution.

Hu said during his visit he will meet with President Nursultan Nazarbayev, held talks on strengthening the China-Kazakhstan traditional friendship and deepen bilateral pragmatic cooperation in various fields of common interest, and major international and regional issues of exchange of views. I believe the joint efforts of both sides, this visit will be a complete success.

Ling Jihua, Wang Huning, Dai and other accompanying officials arrived in the same plane.

Chinese Ambassador to Kazakhstan Cheng moderate staff of the embassy also went to the airport.

After the visit to Kazakhstan, Hu Jintao will pay a working visit to Turkmenistan.

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 12 - President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov the invitation of Chinese President Hu Jintao left Beijing on the 12th, for a working visit to the two countries .

Accompanied by President Hu Jintao's visit are: the CPC Central Committee Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee General Office to make plans, the CPC Central Committee Secretariat of the CPC Central Policy Research Office, Wang Huning, State Councilor Dai, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Minister of Commerce Chen Deming, the National Energy Board The Secretary Zhang, President Hu Jintao's Office Chen Shiju.