BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 15. President of
Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has arrived in Shanghai for a
working visit at the invitation of President of the People’s
Republic of China Xi Jinping.
This was announced in a report published by the press service of
the President of Kazakhstan.
According to the press service, during the visit, President
Tokayev is scheduled to hold high-level bilateral talks with
President Xi Jinping to conduct in-depth strategic communication on
key areas of bilateral relations. The Kazakh leader will also
participate in a roundtable discussion bringing together executives
from leading Chinese corporations to explore new venues of trade
and economic partnership.
The state visit is closely tied to the promotion of digital
innovation and global technology governance. On July 17, President
Tokayev will attend the opening ceremony of the 2026 World
Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) and High-Level Meeting on
Global AI Governance, running under the theme "Partnership in AI
for a Better Future."
Earlier, Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) signed a robust package of
cooperation agreements worth approximately $400 million with
Chinese partners in Shanghai.
The agreements were finalized during the international business
forum ''Kazakhstan – China: Transport-Logistics Cooperation and
E-Commerce – New Technologies, New Opportunities.'' The documents,
some of which are denominated in Chinese yuan and Kazakh tenge,
establish a strategic framework for joint initiatives in IT
infrastructure, port and terminal logistics, shipbuilding, and the
digitalization of transport management processes.
''The total value of the signed documents is estimated at
approximately $400 million, with some contracts denominated in yuan
and tenge,'' the report says.
