Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China is willing to work with Kazakhstan to continue long-standing friendship, promote people's well-being, consolidate strategic mutual trust, and seek common development and revitalization. Wang made the remarks when meeting with his Kazakh counterpart Yermek Kosherbayev on Monday in Beijing.
Wang Yi said Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will come to China to attend the 2026 World Conference on Artificial Intelligence and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai on July 17th through the 20th, while the two heads of state will have in-depth strategic communication to inject new impetus into the development of bilateral relations.
He said that China firmly supports Kazakhstan in finding a successful development path that is in line with its own national conditions and supported by its people, adding that China appreciates the constructive role played by Kazakhstan in multilateral platforms such as the China-Central Asia mechanism, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and more, and is willing to work together with Kazakhstan to defend international fairness and justice and promote world peace and development.
Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Yermek Kosherbayev said his country adheres to an independent foreign policy and always prioritizes cooperation with China. He noted that Kazakhstan firmly adheres to the one-China principle, supports China in safeguarding its core interests, and is willing to deepen cooperation with China in various fields.
After Monday's meeting, under the witness of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Kosherbayev signed the Convention on the Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation on behalf of the government of Kazakhstan.
Initiated jointly by 19 countries including China, Indonesia and Pakistan, the International Organization for Mediation is the world's first intergovernmental legal organization dedicated to resolving international disputes through mediation. And the official launch of the initiative was conducted in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2025.