Premier Wen Jiabao met in Beijing Wednesday with Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Kasymzhomart Kemelevich Tokayev.

 

The two sides exchanged views on bilateral relations and international and regional issues of common concern.

 

Tokayev arrived in Beijing Tuesday for a three-day official visit. This is the Kazakh Foreign Minister's first visit to China since his country's new government was set up in 2003.

 

On Wednesday, Tokayev also met with State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan and conferred with Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing.

 

(Xinhua News Agency April 13, 2006)