President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met the head of CNMC to discuss a copper-smelting plant planned for the Aktogay deposit. The president said it was important to begin construction on the smelter. Tokayev also described the project as another successful example of cooperation between Kazakhstan and China. The meeting centered on progress toward starting work at the site. The report did not provide a construction timetable or an investment figure. It also did not set out what either side had agreed during the meeting.