Mr. Peter Szijjarto, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary paid an official visit to Nur-Sultan

On April 6, 2021, Mr. Peter Szijjarto, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary paid an official visit to Nur-Sultan. During his visit, the Hungarian Foreign Minister met with Mr. Mukhtar Tleuberdi, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Mr. Aset Irgaliyev Minister of National Economy, and was received by Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
In the Foreign Ministry steps to further expand the Kazakh-Hungarian cooperation in the political, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres against the background of the pandemic, as well as cooperation within the framework of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States (CCTS) were discussed. A number of international issues of mutual interest were considered, on which Kazakhstan and Hungary interact and coordinate their efforts, including the simplification of the EU visa regime for citizens of Kazakhstan.
As a result of the negotiations, the following documents were signed: Memorandum of Understanding between the Foreign Ministries of the two countries on Cooperation in the Field of International Development; Memorandum of Understanding between the Institute of Foreign Policy Studies under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Institute of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary; as well as the Program on Culture Cooperation between the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Human Capacities of Hungary.
In addition, today the official opening ceremony of the representative office of the Hungarian "EXIM" bank in the AIFC was held.
Today, about 1000 Kazakhstani students study in Hungary. Hungary annually allocates 250 educational grants for Kazakhstan.
In general, the prospects for the development of bilateral relations are getting wider every year. All this is evidence of the strategic partnership and trust-based nature of bilateral relations between Kazakhstan and Hungary.