President's state-of-the-nation address discussed in Luxembourg

On March 16, Ambassador Margulan Baimukhan held meetings with the Diplomatic Adviser of the Prime Minister of Luxembourg Mr.Patrick Hemmer, Adviser of the Department for the Promotion of Foreign Trade and Investment of the Ministry of Economy of Luxembourg Ms. Tatjana Konieczny, Director of the Department of Multilateral Affairs, Development and Compliance of the Ministry of Finance of Luxembourg Mr. Arsène Jacoby, as well as Director of the Political Department of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg
Ms. Véronique Dockendorf.

During the meetings, the Ambassador told the interlocutors about the Address of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to the people of Kazakhstan "New Kazakhstan: The Path of renewal and modernization", political and socio-economic reforms carried out in Kazakhstan, as well as the state and prospects of cooperation between Kazakhstan and Luxembourg. In addition, the interlocutors exchanged views on the international and regional agenda.

The Luxembourg interlocutors positively assessed the reforms initiated by the Head of State on March 16.

Thus, the Director of the Political Department of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg Ms. Dokendorf expressed support for the reforms carried out in Kazakhstan and noted the importance of the development of civil society in Kazakhstan. Advisor to the Prime Minister of Luxembourg  Mr.Hemmer noted the priorities of Kazakhstan, as well as the high level of political dialogue, stressed the great potential of cooperation between Kazakhstan and Luxembourg, and drew special attention to the possibilities of cooperation in the space industry, the development of which is actively promoted by the Government of Luxembourg. In turn, the Director of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation of the Ministry of Finance of Luxembourg Mr. Jacoby noted that Kazakhstan is an important and stable partner of Luxembourg in the Central Asian region and offered to maintain intensive bilateral contacts. 

At the same time, the Kazakh diplomat, at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg, took part in the conference "Human Rights and Climate Change" initiated by the permanent Institute of ASEM by the Asia-Europe Foundation.