(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Elnur Enveroglu read more April 10 started the week with President of the Republic of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev's official visit to the Republic of
Kazakhstan.
A guard of honor was lined up for the Azerbaijani President at
the Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport decorated
with the national flags of the two countries. Following the arrival
of President Ilham Aliyev at the airport, Prime Minister of
Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov and other officials met the head of
state.
Besides, an official welcome ceremony was held for President of
the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at the“Akorda”
Presidential Palace in Astana, Kazakhstan with an arranged guard of
honor.
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
welcomed President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
After the welcoming remarks, members of the Kazakhstani delegation
were introduced to President Ilham Aliyev, while members of the
Azerbaijani delegation were introduced to President Kassym-Jomart
Tokayev.
The chief of the guard of honor reported to the Azerbaijani
President. Then the national anthems of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan
were performed. The presidents reviewed the guard of honor.
During the official visit of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev
in Kazakhstan, there was first a meeting of presidents of
Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan in a limited format. At the meeting, both
presidents expressed their satisfactions and gratitude to each
other.
First, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was glad to welcome his
Azerbaijani counterpart on a visit, an official visit. Kazakh
President also thanked President Ilham Aliyev for accepting his
invitation. Then the President of Kazakhstan recalled his last
visit to Baku which was in August 2022. President Kassym-Jomart
Tokayev said his visit was absolutely productive and gave a serious
impetus to the development of bilateral relations.
“Now there is a need to touch base with each other, check the
work that is being carried out by the governments of the two
countries in pursuance of the instructions of the presidents,” the
President of Kazakhstan said.
In his turn, President Ilham Aliyev also thanked his Kazakh
counterpart for the invitation and for the hospitality.
“I would like to immediately express gratitude on my own behalf
and on behalf of the entire Azerbaijani people for your respect for
the memory of Heydar Aliyev. You noted what is being done on your
instructions in Kazakhstan in order to express your attitude
towards the memory of Heydar Aliyev and the Azerbaijani people. I
am grateful to you for the fact that one of the central streets of
the capital will be named after Heydar Aliyev, and also for the
film. In general, we have always felt the good attitude of the
entire people of Kazakhstan towards our country, and, for sure, you
also felt it during your official visit to Azerbaijan,” the
Azerbaijani President said as he addressed the meeting.
President Ilham Aliyev also reminded President Kassym-Jomart
Tokayev the importance of reviewing the agenda in terms of taking
new steps to strengthen bilateral relations.
“Less than a year has passed since your visit, but there is
already a need to go over the agenda in terms of monitoring the
implementation of our instructions and taking new steps to
strengthen our interaction. As you noted, our countries have
sincere and brotherly feelings for each other. This is a good basis
for developing bilateral cooperation. As for the areas of
cooperation, it will probably take a lot more time just to list
them, because they practically cover all spheres of our life. Of
course, in the current conditions, trade, economic, investment
projects, projects related to transport and logistical
infrastructure are naturally a priority. It is no coincidence that
I have a very extensive delegation here with me, a lot of ministers
and heads of state agencies are here as well. I am sure that within
the framework of our visit to the fraternal land of Kazakhstan,
members of the delegation will also actively interact, we will
achieve good results and define another milestone as a result. So
thank you again for your hospitality,” the Azerbaijani President
said.
Further, there was also an expanded meeting between President of
the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev President of the Republic
of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana.
Addressing the meeting, heads of state spoke of strategic
importance of relations between two countries in many spheres. In
his speech, the President of Kazakhstan mentioned the historical
roots of friendship between two countries.
“We have for centuries been connected through unbreakable bonds
of friendship and mutual respect. Historical roots, geographical
proximity and many years of close relations have been the basis for
the deepening of cooperation between our countries. We are
interested in further developing mutually beneficial relations.
This is our common goal.
Azerbaijan is not just an important and reliable partner for us,
it is also a brotherly and close state. Relying on the unshakable
bonds of centuries-old friendship and mutual support, we have built
effective interstate cooperation, which is developing in the spirit
of true strategic partnership and alliance today. An active and
trusting political dialogue has been established between our
countries. Coordinated work is being carried out at the government
level. There is constructive interaction within the framework of
multilateral platforms. We have a solid contractual and legal
framework, as more than 90 documents have already been signed,”
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.
Having expressed his gratitude for the invitation and the
hospitality to his Kazakh counterpart once again, President Ilham
Aliyev told the opportunities to clench ties based on mutual and
brotherly attitudes.
“We are strengthening the positive background of our relations.
Relations between peoples have a long history and have always been
seen as relations between brothers. Today we are building our
future on this solid foundation. The areas of cooperation that we
have already discussed have great potential, primarily energy,
transport and transit. It is no coincidence that our delegation
includes heads of relevant bodies, and this is also the case with
the delegation of Kazakhstan. There will be a great opportunity for
them to discuss specific ways of resolving issues in order to
remove all bureaucratic and administrative obstacles and make the
Trans-Caspian corridor attractive from an economic point of view –
not just from the point of view of geography and geopolitics. I
think that there are ample opportunities for that,” the Azerbaijani
President said.
Following the expanded meeting of the two president with the
participations of delegations from both countries, a ceremony of
signing Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan documents was held.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
signed a "Protocol on establishment of the Supreme Interstate
Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of
Kazakhstan" and the joint statement of the heads of state.
Chairman of the Board of the Azerbaijan State News Agency
(AZERTAC) Vugar Aliyev and General Director of Non-Profit
Joint-Stock Company "Teleradiocomplex of the President of the
Republic of Kazakhstan" Raushan Kazhibayeva signed a“Memorandum on
mutual understanding and cooperation between the Azerbaijan State
News Agency (AZERTAC) and Non-Profit Joint-Stock Company
"Teleradiocomplex of the President of the Republic of
Kazakhstan"”.
Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of
Kazakhstan Aghalar Atamoghlanov and Director of the Institute of
Applied Ethnopolitical Research of Kazakhstan Talgat Kaliyev signed
a "Memorandum on scientific and cultural cooperation between the
Baku International Multiculturalism Center and the Institute of
Applied Ethnopolitical Studies of Kazakhstan".
Chairman of the Board of the Small and Medium Business
Development Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan Orkhan Mammadov
and Chairman of the Board of the Chamber of International Commerce
of Kazakhstan Ayan Yerenov signed a "Memorandum of Understanding
between the Small and Medium Business Development Agency of the
Republic of Azerbaijan and the Chamber of International Commerce of
Kazakhstan”.
President of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Isa
Habibbayli and President of the“National Academy of Sciences of
the Republic of Kazakhstan” Republican Private Association Murat
Zhurinov signed a“Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in
the field of science between the National Academy of Sciences of
Azerbaijan and the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of
Kazakhstan”.
Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of
Kazakhstan Aghalar Atamoghlanov and President of "Otandastar
Foundation " of the Republic of Kazakhstan Abzal Saparbekuly signed
a“Memorandum of Understanding between the State Committee on Work
with Diaspora of the Republic of Azerbaijan and "Otandastar
Foundation " of the Republic of Kazakhstan”.
Minister of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan Farid
Gayibov and Minister of Information and Social Development Darkhan
Kydyrali signed a“Memorandum of understanding and cooperation
between the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of
Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Information and Social Development
of the Republic of Kazakhstan”.
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