On the official visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary to Kazakhstan

Nur-Sultan, April 6, 2021 - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Péter Szijjártó arrived with an official visit in Nur-Sultan. As part of his visit, he held bilateral talks with Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi.

The parties discussed ways to further expand Kazakh-Hungarian cooperation in the political, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres, as well as interaction within the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking States (Turkic Council). The parties considered a number of international issues of mutual interest, including those related to the facilitation of the EU visa regime for the citizens of Kazakhstan.

As a result of the talks, the following documents were signed: Memorandum of Understanding between the foreign ministries of the two countries on cooperation in official development assistance, Memorandum of Understanding between the Foreign Policy Research Institute under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, as well as the 2021-2023 Cooperation Program in Culture between the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Human Resources of Hungary.

Strengthening trade and economic relations was a key topic at the meeting of the Hungarian minister with members of the Diplomatic Business Club with the participation of about 30 major representatives of the business communities of the two countries.

During the visit, Minister Szijjártó will be received by the President and will hold a meeting with the Minister of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan, as well as visit the Astana International Financial Center, the Turkic Academy and the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University.

As part of humanitarian cooperation, about a thousand Kazakhstani students are studying in Hungary today. Hungary annually allocates 250 educational grants to Kazakhstan.