Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the USA Yerzhan Ashikbayev visits Arizona state

Arizona state, October 27-29, 2021 - as part of a regional trip, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United States Yerzhan Ashikbayev visited the state of Arizona. During the working visit, meetings were held with political and military structures, business circles and representatives of the educational sector of the state of Arizona.

During the conversation with Governor of Arizona Doug Ducey and Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives Russell Bowers, the prospects for the development of the Kazakh-U.S. strategic partnership in the field of politics and defense, economics, trade and education were discussed. Ambassador Ashikbayev also briefed his counterparts with the implementation of democratic reforms of the Head of State.

Further, a joint meeting with President of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry Daniel Seiden and the Senior Vice President for International Trade of the Arizona Commerce Department Kevin O'Shea took place. The main topic of discussion was enhancing trade, economic and investment cooperation between Kazakhstan and the state of Arizona.

“Given that Arizona ranks first in terms of entrepreneurial activity in the United States, we welcome investments by high-tech agricultural and industrial companies in various industries in Kazakhstan,” the Ambassador noted.

Further development of bilateral relations between the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan and the National Guard of the State of Arizona was discussed during the meeting of Ambassador Ashikbayev with Adjutant General, Director of the Arizona Department of Emergency Situations and Military Affairs Major General Kerry Muehlenbeck. The parties confirmed their mutual interest in maintaining the robust interaction.

As part of the trip, a round table was held with representatives of the Melikian Center and the Cintana Education program at Arizona State University, as well as a meeting with Kazakh students and a visit to the University of Arizona and its aerospace and agriculture laboratories took place. Agreements on deepening the educational cooperation were reached.