State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi held phone talks with Kazakh Minister of Internal Affairs Yerlan Turgumbayev on June 7.
　　 Zhao stated that the phone call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on June 2 has laid out the direction for the continuous development of the longstanding China-Kazakhstan comprehensive strategic partnership. China is ready to fully implement the important consensus reached between the two heads of state, maintain regular strategic communication, and deepen practical cooperation in counter-terrorism, de-radicalization, security for major events and joint projects, as well as law enforcement in border areas, so as to substantiate the bilateral relations and earnestly secure stability of the two countries and the region at large.
　　Turgumbayev expressed his willingness to implement the consensus reached between the two heads of state and deepen practical cooperation in law enforcement and security with China.
　　Also present were Deputy Secretary General of the Chinese State Council Meng Yang, External Security Commissioner of the Foreign Ministry Cheng Guoping, and Assistant Minister of Public Security Chen Siyuan.