President Vahagn Khachaturyan met with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

President of the Republic Vahagn Khachaturyan met with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev within the framework of his official visit to Kazakhstan.

Warmly welcoming the President of Armenia, the President of Kazakhstan noted that his country is interested in raising the Armenian-Kazakh relations to a qualitatively new level. "I am confident that today's agreements will help strengthen bilateral relations. We attach great importance to periodic high-level meetings, which serve as a solid foundation for the Kazakh-Armenian partnership. Kazakhstan highly values its friendly relations with Armenia. Kazakhstan has a warm attitude towards the Armenian people. For Kazakhstan, Armenia is a reliable and time-tested close partner. Our nations have tight bonds of friendship, a common history and similar cultural and humanitarian values. I am pleased to note the dynamic and progressive development of bilateral relations in all spheres," the President of Kazakhstan noted.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also noted that this year marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Kazakhstan and Armenia, and in this context, a solid institutional basis has been formed for bilateral relations. "In parallel with trade and economic cooperation between our nations, cultural and humanitarian ties are actively developing. Last year, the Days of the Kazakh Theater in Armenia were held in Yerevan. Next year, we are planning to organize Kazakh Culture Days in your country. Today we will officially launch an event dedicated to the Armenian Culture Days in Kazakhstan," the President of Kazakhstan said.

President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan expressed gratitude to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for the warm welcome. "I would like to thank You for the invitation of paying an official visit to Kazakhstan and the warm, friendly welcome. This visit is undoubtedly another evidence of the effective development of cooperation between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Kazakhstan. I am confident that our friendship and our relations will be long-lasting, as they have historical roots. Kazakhstan is a reliable and friendly partner for us. And of course, I want to emphasize our successfully developing economic relations," the President of the Republic said.

Issues related to the agenda of further development of bilateral relations were discussed at the meeting. The importance of stimulating efforts to fully realize the existing potential of cooperation between the two countries was emphasized. In this context, President Khachaturyan stressed the importance of the official visit of the President of Kazakhstan to Armenia and the official visit of the President of Armenia to Kazakhstan after an almost 20-year hiatus.

The Presidents exchanged views on regional realities and the general situation. In this context, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stressed Kazakhstan's readiness, to provide a platform for promoting the peace agenda, and stressed Kazakhstan's support for the "Crossroads of Peace" project as well.

The interlocutors stressed the importance of further expanding cooperation in economic, cultural, educational, high-tech and other spheres.

The meeting of the Presidents of Armenia and Kazakhstan was followed by an extended meeting of the delegations of the two countries in the format of a working dinner.