Kazakhstan adds voice to growing support

Beijing is getting ever-increasing backing from the international community for its stance on the South China Sea issue, with Kazakhstan adding its support on Thursday.

Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that Kazakhstan fully understands and respects China's stance on the South China Sea and believes that related disputes should be resolved through negotiations by countries directly concerned.

He made the remarks during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia, which started on Thursday in Beijing.