Kazakhstan deals reach new sectors

China signed deals with Kazakhstan on Monday to expand traditional cooperation in energy to the non-energy sectors, including transportation, tourism and agriculture.

The agreements, signed after a meeting in Beijing between Premier Li Keqiang and his Kazakh counterpart, Karim Masimov, will facilitate more Chinese travelers to go on group tours to Kazakhstan and streamline procedures for business visas in both countries.

The two sides agreed on standardized customs and quarantine procedures for China to purchase wheat from Kazakhstan, and for Kazakhstan to import China's poultry.