The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and Hungary discussed the prospects of developing a strategic partnership

NUR-SULTAN, April 16, 2020-
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr. Mukhtar Tleuberdi had a telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Mr. Peter Szijjarto on the initiative of the
Hungarian side.
The main topic of the talks was the results of the extraordinary summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States, held on April 10, 2020 in the format of a video conference. In particular, they discussed ways of further active interaction of the Turkic-Speaking countries during current COVID-19 pandemic. The Hungarian side highly appreciated the decision of President of Kazakhstan Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to provide humanitarian assistance to neighbouring countries- Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan-in the form of deliveries of 5 thousand tons of flour for each of the two countries.
The parties agreed during the conversation, to intensify the strategic partnership between the two countries on a wide range of issues, paying special attention to trade and economic cooperation.