Premier Li Keqiang on Sept 10 sent a congratulatory message to Kazakhstan’s newly appointed Prime Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev, saying that China attaches great importance to relations with Kazakhstan.

Premier Li said in the message that the China-Kazakhstan relations currently keep a good momentum, mutually beneficial cooperation in all fields between the two countries keeps deepening, and mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples are constantly being strengthened.

Premier Li said that he is willing to work with Sagintayev to further expand dialogue, exchanges and cooperation in various fields between the two countries, with the focus on the Belt and Road Initiative, production capacity, and the crackdown on the “three evil forces” so as to constantly enhance the China-Kazakhstan comprehensive strategic partnership.