(MENAFN- azernews) on june 22, prime minister of azerbaijan ali asadov met with
prime minister of the republic of kazakhstan alikhan smailov, who
is on an official visit to baku.
azernews reports with reference to the cabinet
of ministers, a number of documents have been signed between
azerbaijan and kazakhstan.
first, the heads of government held one-on-one talks, during
which topical issues on the bilateral agenda were touched upon.
then ali asadov and alikhan smailov continued the meeting with
the participation of the delegations of the two countries.
during the meeting, satisfaction was expressed that alikhan
smailov is making his first foreign official visit after being
reappointed as the prime minister of kazakhstan to azerbaijan.
it was noted that last year was marked by the 30th anniversary
of the establishment of diplomatic relations between azerbaijan and
kazakhstan. over the years, the two countries have managed to build
a constructive dialogue and mutually beneficial cooperation in all
areas.
it was emphasized that through the joint efforts of presidents
ilham aliyev and kassym-zhomart tokayev, the
azerbaijani-kazakhstani strategic partnership is now developing in
all directions and is of a comprehensive nature.
the parties stated that mutual visits and high-level meetings
largely contribute to the effective interaction between the two
countries. as another confirmation of this, the successful official
visit of the president of azerbaijan to kazakhstan in april of this
year was regarded.
the importance of signing a number of important documents during
the visit was noted, the key of which was the protocol on the
establishment of the supreme interstate council of the republic of
azerbaijan and the republic of kazakhstan.
a.asadov expressed gratitude for the high organization of events
in kazakhstan on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the
national leader of azerbaijan heydar aliyev.
the heads of government also pointed to the fruitful results of
last year's official visit of the president of kazakhstan to
azerbaijan.
it was emphasized that this visit was also marked by the signing
of a number of very important documents, in particular, the
declaration on strengthening strategic relations and allied
cooperation brought the azerbaijani-kazakh relations to a
qualitatively new level.
the prime minister of azerbaijan expressed his gratitude for the
initiative of the president of kazakhstan to establish a children's
creativity center named after kurmangazy in the liberated city of
fizuli.
it was noted that the fundamental direction of cooperation
between baku and astana is trade and economic cooperation. the
parties expressed satisfaction with the significant, almost 4.5
times, growth in trade turnover in 2022, which reached $600
million.
taking into account the level of economic development and the
potential of the two countries, the readiness to continue to make
joint efforts in order to reach new indicators was confirmed.
prime ministers noted the role of the joint intergovernmental
commission in solving practical issues of developing trade and
economic cooperation.
it was emphasized that priority is given to the development of
transport and logistics links, the importance of the trans-caspian
international transport route (middle corridor) was especially
noted. satisfaction was expressed that last year the total volume
of cargo transportation between azerbaijan and kazakhstan increased
almost 3 times, and transit cargo transportation increased 3.2
times.
the parties reaffirmed the mutual commitment of the parties to
ensuring, through the governments, the fulfillment of the
instructions of the heads of state to increase the transportation
of goods along the middle corridor.
prime ministers stressed the positive development of cooperation
in the oil and gas sector, noted with satisfaction the start of
deliveries of kazakh oil to the markets of third countries through
azerbaijan this year.
in addition, a positive assessment was given to the interaction
of the two countries in the agricultural, cultural, humanitarian
and other fields.
the heads of government also discussed the prospects for
developing mutually beneficial cooperation in a number of other
areas, including high technology, telecommunications and renewable
energy.
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