Wang Hongzhi, director of the National Energy Administration, met with visiting Kazakh Energy Minister Yerlan Akhenov in Beijing on September 1. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on cooperation in the fields of oil and gas, renewable energy, and electricity. Wang Hongzhi said that China and Kazakhstan are good neighbors who watch and help each other, and good partners seeking common development. During the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, the heads of state of the two countries reached an important consensus on consolidating the cornerstone of Sino-Kazakh energy cooperation. The National Energy Administration is willing to actively implement the consensus of the two heads of state of energy, further strengthen communication and interface, support enterprises to carry out practical cooperation, and promote Sino-Kazakh energy cooperation to show new developments, new breakthroughs, and a new atmosphere. Yerlan Akhenov highly praised the development of energy cooperation between Kazakhstan and China, welcomed Chinese energy companies to actively participate in Kazakh energy projects, and hoped to further deepen cooperation with China in the fields of oil and gas, new energy, and electricity. Ren Jingdong, deputy director of the National Energy Administration, attended the meeting. Key responsible comrades from the Department of Oil and Gas, the Department of New Energy, and the Department of International Affairs attended the meeting.

Wang Hongzhi, director of the National Energy Administration, met with visiting Kazakh Energy Minister Yerlan Akhenov in Beijing on September 1. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on cooperation in the fields of oil and gas, renewable energy, and electricity. Wang Hongzhi said that China and Kazakhstan are good neighbors who watch and help each other, and good partners seeking common development. During the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, the heads of state of the two countries reached an important consensus on consolidating the cornerstone of Sino-Kazakh energy cooperation. The National Energy Administration is willing to actively implement the consensus of the two heads of state of energy, further strengthen communication and interface, support enterprises to carry out practical cooperation, and promote Sino-Kazakh energy cooperation to show new developments, new breakthroughs, and a new atmosphere. Yerlan Akhenov highly praised the development of energy cooperation between Kazakhstan and China, welcomed Chinese energy companies to actively participate in Kazakh energy projects, and hoped to further deepen cooperation with China in the fields of oil and gas, new energy, and electricity. Ren Jingdong, deputy director of the National Energy Administration, attended the meeting. Key responsible comrades from the Department of Oil and Gas, the Department of New Energy, and the Department of International Affairs attended the meeting.