During the visit to the exhibition pavilion of the People's Republic of China Nursultan Nazarbayev and Xi Jinping took part in "Kazakhstan and China, Transit Bridge of Eurasia" space bridge.
Speaking to the event participants, the President of Kazakhstan expressed gratitude to the Chinese side for taking part in "Astana Expo-2017" international exhibition.
- The Chinese exposition on "Future Energy, the Green Silk Road" is one of the largest at the EXPO. China is a world leader in the field of renewable energy sources. I am confident that your country's participation in EXPO-2017 will make a significant contribution to the development of technologies and cultural ties, the Head of State said.
Nursultan Nazarbayev noted the importance of launching "Khorgos-Lianyungang" new transport route and called this project a vivid example of effective cooperation between the two countries in conjugation of "Economic Belt of the Silk Road" and "Nurly Zhol" Programs.
- Two important projects are set in motion today. The first trains with sea containers from the port of Lianyungang to Central Asia and Turkey kicked off. A container-type transportation was launched from the inland port of "Khorgos-Eastern Gate" Special Economic Zone to the Chinese city of Chengdu. The plans are to reach the figure of 2 million containers by 2020. This will serve the economic growth and prosperity of our countries and nations, the President of Kazakhstan said.
At the end of the event, the leaders started the work of a new container service in the Eurasian space - the Kazakh-Chinese Lianyungang terminal and the inland port of "Khorgos-Eastern Gate" Special Economic Zone.
