Kazakhstan plans to extend its diplomatic presence in world

    During the visiting meeting in the Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerzhan Kazykhanov announced the list of states where Kazakhstan Embassies would be opened in 2012, 2013, 2014.
    
    Kazakhstan now operates 75 foreign representative offices in 56 countries, including 46 embassies, 6 diplomatic missions, 8 general consulates and 6 consulates. The representations of 107 foreign countries are presently accredited in Kazakhstan. 11 countries also opened their consulates in Kazakhstan in spite of the fact they already had embassies here.
    
    In 2012, Kazakhstan plans to open its Embassies in the biggest Muslim country - Indonesia, world's 7^th economy - Brazil and in Finland which is an important partner of Kazakhstan in North Europe. Kazakhstan will open new Embassies in the Republic of South Africa, Vietnam and Sweden in 2013. In 2014, the Kazakh Embassies are planned to be opened in Kenya, Morocco, Mexico, Iraq and Slovakia, Kazinform reports.