30th Anniversary of diplomatic relations’ establishment between Kazakhstan and Canada was marked in the House of Commons of Canadian Parliament

Ottawa, May 5, 2022 - Member of the Parliament of Canada and Co-Chair of the
Kazakhstan - Canada Parliamentary Friendship Group Mr. Shafqat Ali delivered a
statement on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of diplomatic relations’ establishment
between the Republic of Kazakhstan and Canada in the House of Commons of the
Parliament of Canada.

In his statement, the Canadian MP stressed that Kazakhstan, like Canada, is a
multi-ethnic and multi-confessional state and noted the abundant natural resources,
similarity of the structure of national economies, climatic conditions and landscapes of
the two countries.

Mr. Shafqat Ali informed the Canadian parliamentarians that Kazakhstan is
Canada's largest trading partner in Central Asia and an influential regional player.
The Canadian MP outlined that our countries are successfully developing multilateral
cooperation within the framework of international organizations such as the UN, OSCE
and other forums.

He highlighted that Canada welcomes our country's large-scale socio-political
and democratic transformations in order to build a «New Kazakhstan» and expresses its
firm support for the course of political and economic reforms carried out under the
leadership of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.Tokayev and initiated
within the framework of the Address of the Head of State «New Kazakhstan: the path of
renewal and modernization» dated March 16, 2022.

At the end of his speech, Sh.Ali called on the Canadian authorities to deepen
mutually beneficial bilateral and multilateral cooperation with Kazakhstan.

On April 10 th , 2022 the Republic of Kazakhstan and Canada have celebrated 30
years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between. As part of the information
and image coverage of the 30th Anniversary of diplomatic relations, the Republic of
Kazakhstan and the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan are planning to hold a
number of events.