Telephone conversation between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and Lithuania

Nur-Sultan, February 9, 2021 - On the initiative of Lithuania, Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis, during which the parties discussed topical issues of bilateral cooperation.

During the conversation, Mr. Tileuberdi expressed gratitude to Lithuania for the humanitarian and consultative assistance in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.

The parties noted the importance of pursuing the opportunities provided by the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and Kazakhstan, which entered into force in March 2020.

In this context, the parties identified the paths to further strengthen their trade and economic interaction through cooperation in the processing industry, agriculture, transport, healthcare, new technologies (RES, fintech, and biotechnology), etc.

Following the telephone conversation, the ministers agreed to hold online political consultations at the level of deputy foreign ministers of the two countries in the near future.