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BEIJING, June 7-- Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev in Beijing on Thursday, and they agreed to consolidate the traditional friendship and work together to forge ahead in achieving respective national rejuvenation of their countries. As an important neighbor, Kazakhstan is an influential power in the region, Xi said, noting that the relations between China and Kazakhstan have become an example of friendly relations for neighboring countries. China was willing to work with Kazakhstan to push ahead the process of building a community with a shared future for humanity, Xi said. The Chinese dream and Kazakh dream show the people-centered development concept and pursuit of a bright future, Xi said. Xi said that China and Kazakhstan should work together to help each other. China will, as always, firmly support Kazakhstan's domestic and foreign policies, and is willing to cooperate with Kazakhstan in deepening cooperation in areas such as fighting the "three evil forces" of terrorism, extremism, and separatism, and will closely communicate and coordinate with Kazakhstan in international and regional affairs. Five years ago, during Xi's first visit to Kazakhstan, he proposed building a Silk Road Economic Belt when touring Nazarbayev University accompanied by the Kazakh president. Xi said that in the past five years, the Belt and Road Initiative has received positive responses from the international community. The key to the progress scored in promoting the initiative is that it conforms to the trend of world peace and development and meets the aspirations for development and cooperation shared by countries along the route. | 
