Astana and Yerevan established sustained political dialogue for the past 30 years, Kazakh FM
Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister – Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu and Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, who is paying an official visit to Kazakhstan, held talks in Astana, Kazinform News Agency reports.
For the past 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, Astana and Yerevan established sustained political dialogue, developed trade and economic, cultural and humanitarian ties and mutually beneficial multilateral partnership, the Kazakh Foreign Minister said.
He said over 100 enterprises with the participation of Kazakhstan capital registered in Armenia and over 430 Armenian companies working in Kazakhstan contribute to strengthening trade ties.
Minister Nurtleu stressed that the two countries share common views on many issues of the global agenda and participate in international organizations, including the UN, CIS, EAEU, CSTO and others. The countries also support initiatives and candidacies to various international institutions.
In turn, Ararat Mirzoyan expressed confidence in the further strengthening of the bilateral partnership in trade and economic, cultural and humanitarian, and other areas.
He said that last year became a key milestone in the history of bilateral relations between the two countries. The visit of the Kazakh President to Armenia, the first since 2001, and the reciprocal visit of Armenia’s President symbolized the beginning of the new stage of deepening friendship and cooperation.
Recall that Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan held an inaugural meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers in Khiva last Friday.
