Telephone conversation between Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan and Japan

NUR-SULTAN, May 20, 2020 - Foreign Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi held a telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of Japan Toshimitsu Motegi, during which they exchanged views on the measures taken by both countries to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The Japanese side highly praised the measures taken by Kazakhstan.

Tileuberdi, in turn, expressed gratitude to the Government of Japan for humanitarian assistance in the form of medicines and PCR tests, as well as consultations from Japanese specialists via video conference. The importance of maintaining international cooperation in the combat against the global spread of COVID-19 was highlighted.

The Ministers also discussed the pressing issues of bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

The parties expressed satisfaction with the current state of the strategic partnership and noted the importance of continuing the political dialogue at the highest level. The parties also agreed to activate trade, economic and investment partnerships - including through regular meetings of the bilateral intergovernmental Commission - as well as the "Central Asia plus Japan" dialogue.