Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and President of Albania Bajram Begaj held talks in the restricted attendance.
The Head of State thanked his counterpart for accepting an invitation and visiting the capital of Kazakhstan. «It is the first ever visit of the President of Albania to Kazakhstan which is of great importance for the development of mutual cooperation. Kazakhstan is interested in establishing closer relations between Kazakhstan and Albania,» Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.
As stated there, the countries will mark soon the 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations.
In his turn, the President of Albania expressed appreciation for the invitation to pay a visit to Astana and the warm welcome.
By Kazinform
There is a great number of opportunities for cooperation with Albania, which we should study. This is what President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said after his meeting with President of Albania Bajram Begaj in Akorda today.
«We have discussed several issues of our bilateral cooperation. We admitted that there is a huge number of opportunities we should study in the nearest future, in order to deepen cooperation between our countries and expand the existing opportunities,» said Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
He said that Albania is a very important partner for Kazakhstan.
«We consider Albania a very important partner. This is a crucial moment enabling us to achieve significant results. I have appointed an ambassador to Tirana. I believe, it is another milestone in our cooperation. Kazakhstan and Albania have much in common. Both countries are multiethnic, multireligious. We develop cooperation and interaction within large international organizations, like UN, OSCE and others. We are aware of your policy on accession to the European Union and we will be glad to see you as a member country of the EU. EU is a large partner of Kazakhstan and we have a clear strategy on the EU. We would like to continue our cooperation. Welcome to Kazakhstan,» Tokayev said.
By Kazinform
