BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) — Chinese language President Xi Jinping and his Kazakh counterpart, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, on Friday despatched congratulatory messages to the opening ceremony of the Kazakhstan tourism 12 months in China in 2024.
Xi stated China and Kazakhstan are good neighbors, good pals and good companions with an extended historical past of exchanges between the 2 peoples and mutual studying between totally different civilizations alongside the traditional Silk Street.
Recalling that he put ahead the thought of constructing an “financial belt alongside the Silk Street” in Kazakhstan in 2013, Xi stated that over the previous decade each nations had fruitful cooperation in varied areas, with the Belt and Street Initiative as the principle focus, bringing profit to the 2 peoples and revitalizing the longstanding friendship between the 2 nations.
Cultural exchanges and tourism cooperation play an essential function in boosting the understanding between the 2 peoples. In recent times, people-to-people exchanges between the 2 nations have been on the rise, as evidenced by the entry into power of the settlement on mutual visa exemption, the signing of the settlement on the institution of cultural facilities in one another’s nations, the operation of the Luban Workshop, and frequent youth exchanges.
Xi known as on each side to take the Kazakhstan tourism 12 months in China in 2024 as a possibility to deepen cooperation on tourism, improve cross-border journey, carry ahead their friendship to embrace the following “golden 30 years” in bilateral ties and make new contributions to constructing a China-Kazakhstan group of shared future.
Tokayev stated in his message that Kazakhstan and China are pleasant neighbors with deepening political mutual belief and fruitful cooperation in varied fields, and are dedicated to fostering the following “golden 30 years” of bilateral relations.
With its lengthy historical past and tradition, quite a few historic relics, magnificent pure surroundings and hospitable individuals, Kazakhstan is properly positioned to develop into the most well-liked vacationer vacation spot for Chinese language vacationers, Tokayev stated.
Kazakhstan will maintain a sequence of tourism-year actions to totally improve Chinese language vacationers’ understanding of Kazakhstan, additional consolidate China-Kazakhstan friendship from technology to technology, and inject new sturdy impetus into the everlasting complete strategic partnership between the 2 nations, Tokayev stated.
The Kazakhstan tourism 12 months in China in 2024 was launched in Beijing on Friday beneath the auspices of the Ministry of Tradition and Tourism of China and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports activities of Kazakhstan. ■
