On talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia

Nur-Sultan, October 11, 2021 – A meeting with the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia Ivan Korcok took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan.

The visit of the head of the Slovak Foreign Ministry to Kazakhstan is intended to give a new momentum to cooperation on various spheres of bilateral relations between Nur-Sultan and Bratislava.

The current state and prospects for the development of the Kazakh-Slovak political dialogue, cooperation in trade, economic and investment spheres were discussed at the talks.

The sides exchanged views on topical issues on the international agenda, including global and regional security issues, particularly the situation in Afghanistan. Both sides stressed the high level of cooperation between Nur-Sultan and Bratislava within the framework of international and regional organizations, including the UN.

Following the talks, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and Slovakia in the field of official development assistance.

In addition, the leadership of the foreign ministries of the two countries took part in the round table on the topic “Kazakhstan and Slovakia: new opportunities for cooperation at a new stage” with the participation of representatives of national companies, ministries and departments, as well as more than 30 Kazakh and Slovak firms.