Topical issues of Kazakh-Latvian cooperation discussed at the Latvian Foreign Ministry

On 5 September, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia hosted a meeting between the Ambassador of Kazakhstan Timur Primbetov and the Deputy Secretary of State, Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andzejs Vilumsons. The meeting was held at the initiative of the Kazakh side.

During the meeting, Ambassador of Kazakhstan paid special attention to informing the high-ranking Latvian diplomat about the main provisions of the Address of the President of Kazakhstan Kasym-Jomart Tokayev "Economic course of fair Kazakhstan". He emphasized the economic priorities voiced in the Address by the Head of State, as well as additional privileges and opportunities for foreign investors to do business in Kazakhstan.

Deputy Secretary of State highly appreciated the efforts of the Kazakh leadership on political and socio-economic modernization of the country.

In further discussion diplomats discussed a wide range of issues of Kazakh-Latvian relations in the context of the upcoming political consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries, as well as the next meeting of the Kazakh-Latvian Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation. Both events are scheduled to take place in Riga this autumn.

A. Vilumsons confirmed the interest in building up mutually beneficial cooperation with Kazakhstan across the whole spectrum of bilateral interaction.

At the end of the meeting, parties agreed to intensify contacts in preparation for the above-mentioned events.