Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang, co-chairs the 11th Meeting of the China-Kazakhstan Cooperation Committee with Kazakhstan's First Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar in Astana, Kazakhstan, Nov 27, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday sent a congratulatory message to Murat Nurtleu on assuming office as deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Kazakhstan.

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Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, China-Kazakhstan relations have maintained rapid and steady development, cooperation in various fields have been upgraded, and lasting friendship has taken root in the hearts of the people.

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Wang said that he is willing to maintain good working relations with Nurtleu, fully implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, join hands to build a China-Kazakhstan community with a shared future, and push China-Kazakhstan permanent comprehensive strategic partnership to a new level.