Opening of the Honorary Consulate of Kazakhstan in the Brazilian State of Mato Grosso do Sul

Campo Grande, December 14, 2023 - During a working trip to the Brazilian State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Ambassador of Kazakhstan Bolat Nussupov participated in the opening ceremony of the Honorary Consulate of Kazakhstan. The event was attended by about 200 representatives of socio-political and business circles of the state, as well as expert and media community.

The inauguration ceremony of the Honorary Consulate was confined to the Independence Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and Brazil.

The Secretary (Minister) for International Affairs of the State Government Luiz Renato, the President of the State’s Supreme Court Sergio Fernandez Martins, the President of the State’s Chamber of Deputies (Parliament) Jerson Claru, as well as other officials made welcoming addresses to the presentation guests.

Luciano Ferreira, Chairman of the board «Sementes Savana» company, made a presentation on the project utilizing advanced Brazilian soybean cultivation technologies. Brazilian speakers warmly welcomed the opening of the official representative office of Kazakhstan in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul and, highly appreciating the current development and international prestige of our country, expressed confidence that this event will give a powerful impetus to the activation of large-scale cooperation between the state and Kazakhstan.

In his speech, the Ambassador noted that Brazil for Kazakhstan is a key political and economic partner in Latin America and the presence of the official our country’s representation in the leading agrarian-industrial region of Brazil will allow to fill the bilateral cooperation with concrete projects in the field of agriculture, livestock and trade.

Special emphasis in the speech was made on the necessity of promotion the interests of Kazakhstan, development of trade and economic cooperation, as well as protection of the rights and interests of country’s citizens.

The Kazakh diplomat thanked the Federal Government of Brazil and the State Government for their friendly support in the opening of the Honorary Consulate and congratulated the well-known in the region businessman Alipio Oliveira on the beginning of his work as Honorary Consul of Kazakhstan.

Mato Grosso do Sul is a large state in southwestern Brazil. The economy is largely focused on agriculture and cattle breeding. The state is the leading producer of soybeans and beef in the country. The service sector is also the largest component of GDP, followed by the industrial sector. The state is implementing a large-scale transport and logistics project to build a transportation highway from Brazil to the Pacific coast.

This year Kazakhstan and Brazil celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. Currently, three Honorary Consulates of Kazakhstan are operated in this country: in the states of São Paulo, Santa Catarina and Mato Grosso do Sul.