Regular meetings of Honorary Consuls of Kazakhstan in South America

Brasilia, November 3, 2022 – in order to expand 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 Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and Peru, and also the leadership of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry «Kazakhstan – Brazil».

Opening the event, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan Bolat Nussupov briefed the audience on the current state and prospects for cooperation between Kazakhstan and the region, focusing on cooperation plans in 2023 in the context of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Brazil, Argentina and Chile. The Kazakhstani diplomat also spoke about the political reforms of the Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the systemic modernization of the state and society within the framework of the «New Kazakhstan» program, and also acquainted the participants with the preparations for the early elections of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which will be held on November 20 this year.

In turn, the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry «Kazakhstan – Brazil» Cassiano Pereira Viana, highly appreciating the opportunities of Kazakhstan as a regional hub for the countries of South America, presented projects to expand trade and economic cooperation with the countries of the region and shared the experience of the organization he leads. Expressing gratitude for the appreciation letter from the leadership of the national company «KazTrade», he declared his readiness to continue close and fruitful cooperation with the Kazakh side in the field of trade and investment.

Honorary Consuls of Kazakhstan in Brazil Altamir Osni Teixeira, Paraguay Bilal Omeiri and Peru Freddy Saravia shared their impressions of participation in the III Congress of Honorary Consuls in Almaty and talked about the meetings they held with Kazakhstani partners.

In general, in their annual reports, the Honorary Consuls of Kazakhstan informed the conference participants about the work done to expand trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian ties, as well as to promote the image of Kazakhstan in their countries.