On the afternoon of October 27th, the activity of Exchanges of Young Friends for Peace in Kazakhstan and the awards ceremony for the short video contest titled “Forge Consensus for Peace and Jointly Build a Closer China-Central Asia Community” took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The event was jointly organized by the Chinese People's Association for Peace and Disarmament and the Kazakhstan Peace Foundation. Lu Kang, Vice-minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, delivered a video address. Su Fangqiu, Chinese Consul General in Almaty, Sayasat Nurbek, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Science and Higher Education, Sağynbek Tursynov, former Head of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan, Yesetzhan Kosubayev, former Minister of Culture, Information and Sports of Kazakhstan, Kajibek Shaykh, Chairman of the Kazakhstan Peace Foundation, Yermanov Kaiyrzhan, Counsellor of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in China, and more than 80 young representatives from China and Kazakhstan attended the event.

Lu congratulated on the successful holding of the activity. He noted that China has always regarded Central Asia as a priority in its neighborhood diplomacy. In recent years, under the strategic guidance of the leaders of China and Kazakhstan, cooperation between the two countries in various fields has continued to deepen, setting an example of mutually beneficial cooperation between neighboring countries amid a complex and challenging international landscape. This year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the CPC and the beginning of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan period. China stands ready to continue strengthening development strategy alignment and practical cooperation with Kazakhstan, jointly pursue modernization through high-quality development, and safeguard international fairness and justice. Deepening China-Kazakhstan friendship is the shared aspiration of the peoples of both countries. Lu expressed the hope that young people in Kazakhstan would continue to carry forward and develop the friendship between the two countries and contribute their youthful energy to an even brighter future for bilateral relations. 

Nurbek, Tursynov and other participants noted that Kazakhstan and China are good neighbors and good partners. The two countries should not only strengthen cooperation at the government level but also promote people-to-people exchanges. Young people serve as an important bridge for enhancing friendship between Kazakhstan and China, and the event was expected to inject fresh impetus into deepening bilateral cooperation. Winners of the short video contest spoke highly of China’s four global initiatives and the vision of building a China-Central Asia community with a shared future. They said that the younger generation bears an important responsibility and would actively promote people-to-people engagement and youth exchanges, helping ensure that China-Kazakhstan friendship is passed down from generation to generation.