Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan will strengthen cooperation in the field of transit and transport

Baku/24.08.22/Turan: On Wednesday, in Baku, during the negotiations with the participation of members of delegations, the presidents of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan discussed the “key issues of the Kazakh-Azerbaijani strategic partnership, paying special attention to strengthening political, trade, economic, transport, transit and cultural humanitarian cooperation," the press service of the president of Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are friendly states, are strategic partners and allies. A Declaration on deepening strategic partnership and allied relations between our countries will be signed today,” Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said. He added that he arrived in Azerbaijan "with a special mission - to bring bilateral cooperation to a new level." He  spoke in favor of strengthening trade in order to bring the trade turnover between the two countries to $1 billion a year.

Tokayev called to strengthen humanitarian cooperation and hold a decade of Azerbaijani culture in Kazakhstan.

In response, Ilham Aliyev thanked for awarding him the highest order of Kazakhstan "Altyn Kyran" and for the construction by Kazakhstan in the liberated territoriesof a center for the creative development of children.

Referring to bilateral cooperation, Aliyev highlighted the development of transport and logistics infrastructure to increase the flow of goods between the two countries and strengthen their transit potential. "Relevant bodies have been actively cooperating in this direction for some time," Aliyev said.

Aliyev spoke for the growth of trade and mutual investment. “I think that it is time to join forces in this direction and participate in joint investment projects in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and, possibly, in other countries,” Ilham Aliyev said. --02D--