BEIJING, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday congratulated Kazakhstan's Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on his election as the president of the Central Asian country.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (Photo: CGTN)

In his congratulatory message, Xi said that China and Kazakhstan are friendly neighbors with mutual trust and sincerity and comprehensive strategic partners of win-win cooperation.

Currently, bilateral relations keep running at a high level and enjoy broad prospects with fruitful results achieved in the joint construction of the Belt and Road and with a lead in building a community with a shared future for mankind, said the Chinese president.

Xi added that he attaches great importance to the development of China-Kazakhstan ties, adding that he is willing to establish a close contact with Tokayev in carrying forward bilateral relations with steady progress.