French Foreign Minister to visit Kazakhstan in March
12:41, 17 February 2013
ASTANA. February 17. KAZINFORM Foreign Minister of France Laurent Fabius is to make an official visit to Kazakhstan in early March.
H.E. Jean-Charles Berthonnet, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Kazakhstan, made the statement at the opening ceremony of the international exhibition "France-Kazakhstan" in Astana on Saturday.
"The next year is the Year of Kazakhstan in France. Our nations boast 20 years of diplomatic relations. I can assure you that there are big cultural and economic projects ahead for France and Kazakhstan. I believe that today's event and the forthcoming visit of Mr. Laurent Fabius to Kazakhstan on March 1, 2013 is a good impetus for further development and strengthening of the bilateral relations," Ambassador Berthonnet said.