Kazakhstan, Ethiopia foster cooperation as Kazakh FM to pay first official visit
13:41, 9 December 2013
ASTANA. December 9. KAZINFORM The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Erlan Idrissov is expected to pay an official visit to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on December 11.
The Monday press conference of the Central Communications Service under the President of Kazakhstan was briefed by official spokesman Altai Abibullayev.
This is the first ever official visit of the Head of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry to Ethiopia. Minister Idrissov plans to meet with the Ethiopian authorities and visit the headquarters of the African Union. Kazakhstan has been granted the observer status under the union earlier this year.
"Stronger cooperation with the African states is to expand the geography of Kazakhstan's foreign policy initiatives," Mr. Abibullayev said.