AKIPRESS.COM - Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng wrapped up a visit to Kazakhstan on Thursday, during which he attended the 12th Astana Economic Forum and the Second China-Kazakhstan Local Cooperation Forum, Xinhua reported.

During the three-day visit, Han, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, also held a meeting with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

Han conveyed Chinese President Xi Jinping's warm greetings during his talks with Tokayev. He said that under the guidance of the two heads of state, the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Kazakhstan has been developing rapidly, their political mutual trust has been deepening and bilateral cooperation has reached the highest level in history.

He recalled that President Xi awarded Kazakhstan's first President Nursultan Nazarbayev the Friendship Medal when Nazarbayev attended the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in Beijing in April, which reflects the high level and specialness of the two countries' relations.

Jointly constructing the Belt and Road has become the main theme of China-Kazakhstan cooperation, Han said, adding that the two sides have made great progress in aligning development strategies, setting up cooperation mechanisms and implementing major projects.

China is willing to continue deepening alignment of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Kazakh "Bright Road" economic policy in a bid to benefit the two countries and peoples, said Han.