Kazakh Mazhilis Chairman pays official visit to China

During an official visit to China, a delegation from the Kazakh Mazhilis, a lower house of the Kazakh Parliament, headed by Chairman Yerlan Koshanov, met with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Zhao Leji, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Wang Huning, and Vice President of China Han Zheng. The parties discussed inter-parliamentary dialogue, economic, and cultural cooperation, as well as plans to open cultural centers of Kazakhstan and China in their capitals. Mazhilis members expressed particular interest in their Chinese counterparts’ experience in artificial intelligence and emergency response. Overall, the countries are now implementing several key projects in the automotive industry and logistics. Prospective areas of cooperation include alternative energy, cross-border e-commerce, and satellite telecommunications. Trade turnover between Kazakhstan and China has reached a record high of $41 billion, and Koshanov highlighted the potential for a significant increase in bilateral trade in the medium term.