On April 28, 2015, President Xi Jinping held telephone talks with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan.

Xi Jinping congratulated Nursultan Nazarbayev on his re-election as the Kazakh President. Xi Jinping pointed out that in recent years, the China-Kazakhstan political mutual trust and strategic coordination have been constantly deepened and mutually beneficial cooperation in all fields are expanded in a comprehensive manner. A good-neighborly and friendly China-Kazakhstan relationship featured by win-win cooperation not only conduces to the common interests of the two peoples, but also to the peace and prosperity in the region. China attaches great importance to China-Kazakhstan relations, firmly backs Kazakhstan in pursuing a development path suitable to its national conditions, unwaveringly supports Kazakhstan in its efforts to safeguard its core interests including sovereignty, security and development and firmly backs Kazakhstan in playing an important role in international affairs. Under the new circumstances, it is hoped that China and Kazakhstan could forge ahead, intensify bilateral cooperation in the framework of the Silk Road Economic Belt and push bilateral relations for more and new results, so as to better benefit the two peoples.

Xi Jinping said that under the leadership of President Nursultan Nazarbayev, all the causes in Kazakhstan have scored substantial progress. It is believed that Kazakhstan will surely move forward along the "Bright Road" to constantly score new achievements.

Nursultan Nazarbayev is grateful to China for its long-term support to Kazakhstan. He noted that Kazakhstan is willing to intensify strategic cooperation with the Chinese side, maintain bilateral communication and coordination on major international and regional issues of common concern, and connect Kazakhstan's development strategy of "Bright Road" with China's initiative of Silk Road Economic Belt to push forward bilateral exchanges and cooperation in various fields.