(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 24. The Middle
Corridor has great prospects and, of course, Kazakhstan and
Azerbaijan have a very important role in the implementation of this
project, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said
during an expanded meeting with President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Trend reports.
'We have already had a very detailed conversation on the broad
agenda of our bilateral relations and international affairs. And we
have established that the positions of our countries overlap on all
issues. Of course, I would like to thank you for accepting our
invitation and paying an official visit to our country. I am sure
that this visit will be of great importance for the future
development of our relations.
First of all, I would like to thank you once again for awarding
me with the highest order of the Republic of Kazakhstan“Altyn
Kyran” at the meeting of our delegations. It is a great honor for
me to receive this high award, and I view it as a sign of high
appreciation for the work Azerbaijan has done to strengthen our
relations, as well as the friendship and brotherhood of our
peoples.
A presentation of Kazakhstan's gift to Azerbaijan – the Center
for the Development of Children's Creativity to be built in the
territories liberated from occupation – has just been held, and
this is yet another manifestation of the brotherly attitude towards
our people, as well as a contribution to the reconstruction of
Karabakh we are all currently engaged in.
As for the bilateral agenda, it is quite broad. In the lead-up
to your visit, relevant agencies worked thoroughly on many issues.
We are about to sign more than 20 documents. Some of them will be
signed with our participation and will significantly help to
strengthen mutual activity.
With regard to the foreign policy agenda, we cooperate
extensively on a wide range of issues in leading international
organizations we are members of. We always support each other, and
I am sure that this will continue to be the case in the future. The
number of international organizations with which we cooperate is
quite large, and representatives of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan
closely interact in all of them.
Of course, there are great plans for the development of
transport and logistical infrastructure. Timely measures have been
taken both in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan to create this
infrastructure. Now there is talk about linking the cargo flow
between our countries and increasing its volume, thereby increasing
the transit potential of our countries. Relevant bodies have been
actively cooperating in this direction for some time now. In my
opinion, the Middle Corridor has great prospects and, of course,
Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have a very important role in the
implementation of this project.
I am sure that we will promote the development of economic and
commercial relations. There are still great reserves for increasing
the turnover of goods. We have also exchanged views on some
directions of future economic and commercial cooperation, and we
can specify it in terms of increasing mutual supplies. There are
also great prospects in the field of investment. Both Kazakhstan
and Azerbaijan have a very positive investment environment and a
large volume of foreign investments. I think that the time has come
for us to join our efforts in this direction and participate in
joint investment projects in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and possibly in
other countries as well.
Today's gift of Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan – the Center for the
Development of Children's Creativity – is yet another component of
humanitarian cooperation between our countries. This cooperation is
developing successfully. Two days ago, one of the central streets
of Sumgayit was named after the outstanding son of the Kazakh
people, educator and Turkologist Akhmet Baitursynov. This is one of
the signs of respect for our ancestors,' the head of state
said.
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