Ambassador of Kazakhstan presented Letters of Credence to President of Bulgaria

     Sofia, 26 January 2023 – Kazakhstan’s Ambassador Viktor Temirbayev presented his Letter of Credence to the President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev.

     During the meeting held after the ceremony of presenting Credentials, the Ambassador conveyed warm greetings and best wishes from the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and informed that Astana attaches great importance to strengthening relations between the two countries, including the intensification of political dialogue as well as interaction in trade, economic, investment and transit-transport spheres. The Kazakh diplomat briefed the Bulgarian leader on the ongoing political and socio-economic transformations in our country.

     In turn, Mr. Radev noted that Kazakhstan is the most important and main partner of Bulgaria in Central Asia, and is ready to develop and deepen  cooperation with our country in areas of mutual interest. The President also congratulated the Ambassador on his official inauguration and wished success in further strengthening relations between Kazakhstan and Bulgaria.

    According to the established protocol practice, after presenting Credentials to the President of Bulgaria, Ambassador V.Temirbayev laid a wreath at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Sofia.

 

Bulgaria is an important partner of Kazakhstan in Central and Eastern Europe region. Our bilateral cooperation based on friendship and trust is systematically developing. There are no controversial / problematic issues in our bilateral agenda.

According to our estimates, the trade turnover in 11 month of 2022 amounted $172,8 mln. During the 3rd quarter of 2022, $6 mln of Bulgarian investments were attracted to the economy of Kazakhstan.