Brazilian President to pay working visit to Kazakhstan
16:50, 15 June 2009
ASTANA. June 15. KAZINFORM /Narymbek Ismagulov/ President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Luis Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to pay an official visit to Kazakhstan this Wednesday. Official Representative for the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs Yerzhan Ashikbayev has told about it today during briefing; Kazinform reports.
?The issues of bilateral relations, prospects of the development of cooperation in different spheres as well as progress of joint commissions following the visit of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to Brazil in 2007 are expected to be discussed during the meeting?, - Y. Ashikbayev said. According to him the parties plan to discuss the issues on strengthening cooperation in agriculture, mining industry and energy.
?This is the first visit of the Brazilian President to the Central Asia which shows interest and readiness of Brazil to develop all-round relations with Kazakhstan?, - he emphasized.