10:50, 12 December 2009 | GMT +5
Chinese Leader Hu Jintao expected in Kazakhstan Dec 12
ASTANA. December 11. KAZINFORM On the threshold of the Kazakhstan Independence Day Chairman of the People's Republic of China Hu Jintao will pay an official visit to our country which sets the best pattern of high level of the countries' strategic partnership.

The visit will take place December 12. The Chinese Leader is expected to have a meeting with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev in extended format.
The presidents will take part in a presentation of the Kazakh part of Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan-China gas pipeline.
A meeting of Kazakh Secretary of State-Minister of Foreign Affairs Kanat Saudabayev with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi will be held within Hu Jintao's visit, Kazinform has learnt from the press service of the Kazakhstan Foreign Office.