Prospects for bilateral cooperation discussed with the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia

On February 18, 2021 Ambassador Timur Primbetov met with the Director of First Bilateral Relations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Andžejs Viļumsons at the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Latvia.

During the meeting there were discussed in detail the issues of further development of bilateral relations, holding of the next meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission for economic, scientific and technical cooperation in the capital of Kazakhstan in September of this year, as well as organization of visits of Kazakh delegations at the highest and high levels to the Republic of Latvia.

The Latvian diplomat confirmed Latvia's great interest in expanding and strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation with the Republic of Kazakhstan. A.Viļumsons highly praised the constructive interaction between the countries on the UN and OSCE platforms, in particular the mutual support of international initiatives of the two countries.

Ambassador T. Primbetov paid special attention during the conversation to the issues of political reforms in Kazakhstan, initiated by the Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. A.Viļumsons, on his part, noted Latvia's interest in the successful implementation of political reforms in Kazakhstan.

The Latvian diplomat was also informed about the events planned by the Embassy on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the parties agreed to maintain regular working contacts.