Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan accepted copies of letters of credit from ambassadors of European countries

Nur-Sultan, October 5, 2021 – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerlan Alimbayev received copies of letters of credits from the newly appointed ambassadors of European countries to Kazakhstan, namely, Kastriot Robo of Albania, Brian McElduff of Ireland, John Mikal Kvistad of Norway and David Grichting of Switzerland.

After the official presentation ceremony, Mr. Alimbayev held separate meetings with the newly appointed ambassadors. Following the negotiations with Ambassador Robo, the parties agreed to expedite the signing of key documents between Kazakhstan and Albania, in particular, agreements on trade and economic cooperation, on avoidance of double taxation, on visa-free regime and on mutual legal assistance.

Deputy Minister and Ambassador McElduff agreed to hold several joint cultural events in early 2022, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and Ireland. They also focused on the prospects of financial cooperation between Kazakhstan's AIFC and the Irish IFSC, as well as the importance of developing mutual tourism in the post-pandemic period.

Discussing the development of Kazakh-Norwegian relations, Ambassador Kvistad and the DeputyMinister agreed to further strengthen inter-parliamentary and cultural dialogues. Given the important role of Oslo in providing humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, Norway expressed interest in establishing cooperation with KazAID, including in the implementation of the Humanitarian Hub project on the territory of Kazakhstan.

During the talks with Ambassador Grichting, the parties affirmed the importance of the upcoming visit of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Toqayev to Switzerland to participate in the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference and hold discussion with the President of Switzerland Guy Parmelin.

Overall, the sides expressed mutual interest in further development of cooperation across the entire spectrum of bilateral relations.