Kazakh, Brazil foreign ministers met in Astana

ASTANA. June 7. KAZINFORM /Murat Zhakeyev/ Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov met with Brazilian Deputy Foreign Minister Maria Edileuza Reis Fontenelle, who arrived in Kazakhstan for the 7th World Islamic Economic Forum.

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The parties discussed the progress of implementation of the top level agreements between Astana and Brasilia.

Kazakhstan and Brazil, as Kazykhanov noted, are one of the few multi-ethnic states in the world that have managed to maintain truly equal relations between different ethnic groups and religions.

"As OIC Chair, Kazakhstan is ready to support Brazil's bid for observer status in OIC," Kazykhanov said.

The issue of opening Kazakh embassy in Brazil was considered as well.