On November 22, 2023, Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Alibek Bakayev held the 12th session of the Security Cooperation Subcommittee of the China-Kazakhstan Cooperation Committee and consultations between the two foreign ministries in Beijing.

Both sides said that this is a harvest year for China-Kazakhstan relations. Having met twice this year, President Xi Jinping and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev agreed to continue to build a China-Kazakhstan community with a shared future featuring everlasting friendship, strong mutual trust, and solidarity, which points out the direction for the future development of bilateral relations. The two foreign ministries will fully implement the common understandings reached by the two heads of state, step up coordination, consolidate political mutual trust between the two countries, deepen practical cooperation, strengthen coordination and cooperation in international affairs, and push for the constant development of China-Kazakhstan permanent comprehensive strategic partnership.

Both sides fully recognized the positive outcomes of the bilateral security cooperation. They agreed to continue to play the role of the Security Cooperation Subcommittee, strengthen exchanges and cooperation between counterpart departments, jointly fight the three forces of terrorism, separatism, and extremism, and make more contributions to the security and stability of the two countries and the region.

After the meeting, the two sides signed the Minutes of the 12th Session of the Security Cooperation Subcommittee of the China-Kazakhstan Cooperation Committee.