China supports Kazakhstan joining BRICS, President Xi says

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and China's President Xi Jinping walk past honour guards during a welcoming ceremony before their talks in Astana.

Credit: Press Service of the President of Kazakhstan/Handout via Reuters

Beijing: China's President Xi Jinping said he supports Kazakhstan joining the BRICS group, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday.

The two countries also set a new goal of doubling two-way trade, the report said.

Xi travelled to Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, to attend a heads of state meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization from July 3-4.