Kazakh Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting with the Ambassador of China

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan hosted a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan Zhang Xiao. During the meeting, the Foreign Ministry expressed their protest over an article published on a Chinese website www.sohu.com titled “Why Kazakhstan is eager to return to China”.

The meeting pointed out that an article of such content does not correspond to the spirit of eternal comprehensive strategic partnership reflected in the Joint Statement of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the People's Republic of China, signed by the Heads of State on September 11, 2019. The parties agreed to closely cooperate in the fields of spreading information and mass media.

The Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Beijing also sent a note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China.