OREANDA-NEWS. April 15, 2013. In Sanya, Hainan Province, witnessed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, CNPC President Zhou Jiping and KazMunayGas representative Berlibayev Daniyar Amirbayevich signed an agreement on the principles regarding expansion of the Kazakhstan-China Crude Pipeline. After the signing ceremony, Mr. Zhou called on President Nazarbayev who is currently paying a state visit to China and attending the Boao Forum for Asia in Sanya. PetroChina Vice President Bo Qiliang was present at the visit.

President Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke highly of CNPC's contributions to the socio-economic development of Kazakhstan and to the friendship between the two countries. He said that CNPC is an important strategic partner of KazMunayGas and has achieved significant business success in Kazakhstan. With great complementary advantages and mutual trust, it is expected that the collaboration between the two sides will become a model for international cooperation in Kazakhstan.

Mr. Zhou extended his gratitude for President Nazarbayev's support, and expressed that CNPC will promote the company's efforts in helping improve people's living standard, supporting local employment, participating in public welfares undertakings, and contributing more to the local economic development. Mr. Zhou wished that with President Nazarbayev's support, oil and gas cooperation between the two sides will see greater achievement in the future.