Kazakhstan's Ambassador presented letters of credit to the King of Sweden
Stockholm, March 18, 2021 – Ambassador of Kazakhstan, Sergey Nurtayev, presented his letters of credit to King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden in a special procedure through the Protocol Department of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
At the meeting with the Head of the Protocol Department of the Swedish Foreign Ministry Maria Christina Lundqvist, Mr. Nurtayev noted that this year Kazakhstan is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its Independence and all these years our country has considered Sweden as an important overseas partner.
Lundqvist was briefed on the peacekeeping initiatives of the leadership of Kazakhstan, the current political development of the country, the role of the First President, Leader of the Nation Nursultan Nazarbayev in the formation and strengthening of the independent country and ensuring stability in society, as well as the breakthrough laws aimed at ensuring freedom of peaceful assemblies, gender equality and decriminalization of libel, signed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
The successful experience of political cooperation between Kazakhstan and Sweden in the UN Security Council in 2017-2018 was noted. The delegations of the two states to the UN have been actively working together all these years on issues of peace and security, and in this regard, the Kazakh diplomat encouraged to continue this practice on the platforms of international organizations, in particular in light of Sweden's chairmanship in the OSCE in 2021.
In addition, during the conversation, they expressed interest in deepening bilateral relations, mutual trade, and attracting investment.
The Chief of the Protocol Service wished the Ambassador successful and fruitful work for the benefit of strengthening the Kazakh-Swedish cooperation.
The Embassy of Kazakhstan in Sweden was opened in 2013. The Swedish Embassy in Nur-Sultan has been operating since 2010.
The key event in the development of bilateral relations was the official visit of the First President, Leader of the Nation Nursultan Nazarbayev to Sweden in October 2004.
In recent years, Sweden has shown a strong interest in strengthening trade and economic cooperation with Kazakhstan. It should be noted that in 2015, the Swedish government included Kazakhstan in the list of 26 priority countries for the export of Swedish products. Sweden is the main trading partner of Kazakhstan among the Nordic countries.
Currently, more than 30 Swedish companies are represented in Kazakhstan, which operate in the field of healthcare, telecommunications technologies, energy and the environment, transport, agriculture, mining, security, and education. Among these, 15 companies use their representative offices in Kazakhstan to conduct business in other Central Asian countries. Major Swedish companies, such as Ericsson, Volvo, Scania, ABB, Atlas Copco, Electrolux, Oriflame, H&M, are represented in Kazakhstan.
Kazakh students have been graduating with master's and PhD degrees at famous universities in Sweden including Lund University and Karolinska Institute through the Bolashak Scholarship.
In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, an audience of the heads of diplomatic missions with the King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden will be held at the Royal Palace at a later date.
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