Kazakh-Azerbaijani consular consultations

Nur-Sultan, May 25, 2022 – The Foreign Ministries of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan held online consular consultations with the participation of relevant authorities of the two countries.

Baurzhan Akatayev, Director of the Department of Consular Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headed the Kazakh delegation, while Emil Safarov, Head of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, led the Azerbaijani delegation.

During the meeting, the participants discussed pressing issues of cooperation in the field of protecting the rights and interests of citizens, the implementation of bilateral and multilateral consular and legal agreements, as well as the expansion of the legal framework between the two countries facilitating travel of citizens and mutual recognition of vaccination passports. The Kazakh delegation also presented the AIFC Multipass project created by the Astana International Financial Center.

Following the consultations, the counterparts reaffirmed their commitment to further enhance consular cooperation.