During the meeting, the Kazakh leader shared the achievements of Kazakhstan in recent years and spoke about important projects being actualized in the country.
- We have held a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. International exhibition "EXPO-2017" is on in Astana, for which heads of various states come to open their national pavilions, the President of Kazakhstan said.
Nursultan Nazarbayev stressed the special contribution of the ex-President of Turkey to strengthening of bilateral relations and expressed gratitude for his warm attitude towards Kazakhstan’s nation.
In turn, Abdullah Gul noted the great importance of Kazakhstan's efforts to reinforce international security and peace, and highly appreciated our country’s participation in the settlement of the Syrian conflict.
The Head of the State also awarded the ex-President of Turkey with jubilee medal "Қазақстан Республикасының Тәуелсіздігіне 25 жыл".
