Russia's nuclear giant Rosatom is selling stakes in its uranium mining operations in Kazakhstan to Chinese companies, the main Kazakh uranium company said Tuesday, underscoring Beijing's growing influence in Central Asia.

Kazakhstan's nuclear resources company Kazatomprom said on Tuesday that Russia's Rosatom was selling its stakes in some uranium deposits which the two groups had been developing together to Chinese-owned companies.

The world's largest uranium producer, Kazakhstan's state-owned company Kazatomprom, has announced the withdrawal of Uranium One Group from joint ventures in the country. Uranium One Group is part of the Russian state corporation Rosatom,

Kazakhstan's state-controlled nuclear resources company said on Tuesday that Russia's state Rosatom corporation was selling its stakes in vast uranium deposits that it had been developing with the world's largest uranium producer.