Annual Conference of Honorary Consuls of Kazakhstan

Brasilia, January 26, 2022 - in order to expand the political, trade, economic, academic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation between Kazakhstan and the region of South America, an annual conference was held with the participation of the Honorary Consuls of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the countries of South America.

Opening the event, Ambassador of Kazakhstan Bolat Nussupov informed the audience on the current prospects for cooperation between Kazakhstan and the region, focusing on cooperation plans for 2022. In particular, the forthcoming visit of the Honorary Consuls to Kazakhstan in april-may of this year, accompanied by representatives of the business community.

In turn, the Director of the Americas Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nurgali Arystanov, informed in detail about the stabilization of the situation in Kazakhstan, in particular, about the restoration of the life of the affected cities and the reconstruction of infrastructure facilities. Nurgali Arystanov also emphasized that President of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev set specific tasks for the newly formed Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan to ensure the further successful development of Kazakhstan.

During the event, the representative of «Kazakh Invest» Galymzhan Mataev spoke in detail about the investment policy of Kazakhstan, the measures taken to improve the investment climate and new support tools for potential investors, and also presented investment proposals to the Honorary Consuls of South American countries.

In addition, the Honorary Consuls of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Argentina Gustavo Guttierez, in Chile Andres Rebolledo and in Colombia Omar Valdez made their annual reports. In their reports, the Honorary Consuls informed the conference participants about the work done to promote the image of Kazakhstan in their countries, as well as to expand trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian ties.