The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan met with the United States Secretary of State

Washington, March 26, 2024 – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Murat Nurtleu, visited Washington.

During his visit, the Kazakh Foreign Minister held a meeting with the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, during which they discussed the progressive development of the enhanced strategic partnership between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the United States across political, trade, economic, and humanitarian spheres.

Emphasizing the balanced nature of the foreign policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Murat Nurtleu paid special attention to the pragmatic implementation of transport and logistics, infrastructure, trade and investment potential of Kazakhstan by attracting advanced American technologies, strengthening business contacts between the two countries and achieving mutually beneficial trade relations. Over the past year, trade between countries increased by 33%, reaching
4 billion U.S. dollars. 

The Foreign Minister and Secretary of State highly valued the cooperation between the countries in the field of energy security, critical minerals, climate, peacekeeping, etc.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed the consistency and systemic nature of the program of fundamental reforms initiated by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He stressed Washington's readiness to continue providing full assistance in implementing these reforms, stating that «the United States recognizes Kazakhstan's true leadership in many global issues.»

The parties also discussed expanding the «C5+1» dialogue and implementing agreements from the first Summit of this format, which was held in New York in September of the previous year.

In conclusion, the parties agreed to continue dialogue on all relevant bilateral agenda issues.