Speaking to media representatives, Nursultan Nazarbayev thanked Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his hospitality and congratulated him on his victory in the last presidential election.
The Head of State stressed the strategic nature of relations between Kazakhstan and Turkey.
- Our relationships based on common history and spiritual values are rapidly developing and strengthening in all directions, the President of Kazakhstan said.
Nursultan Nazarbayev dwelled in detail on the results of the talks with the President of Turkey Recep Erdogan.
- Today we have had meaningful and fruitful negotiations with the President of Turkey. This meeting allowed us to exchange views on topical issues. In general, I would like to note that Astana and Ankara always openly discuss regional and international problems, according to which our positions are similar, the Head of State said.
The President of Kazakhstan has also expressed confidence that the Third Meeting of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council between Kazakhstan and Turkey will give an additional impetus to bilateral relations.
Nursultan Nazarbayev focused on the interest of both countries in further strengthening and deepening of political dialogue and friendship between fraternal nations.
In addition, the Head of State dwelled on the issues of trade, economic and investment cooperation between the two countries.
- Now in our country there are more than 1800 enterprises with the Turkish capital. The volume of trade between the countries last year amounted to almost 2 billion US dollars. We have agreed that in the future this figure will reach 5 billion US dollars, the President of Kazakhstan said.
Nursultan Nazarbayev noted the interim results of executing the joint program New Synergy and dwelt on the results of negotiations with the captains of the Turkish business.
- In general, based on this visit, we have inked agreements on commercial projects worth about 2 billion US dollars. In the near future, we need to make efforts to implement the agreements reached today, the Head of State underscored.
The President of Kazakhstan has urged Turkish investors to actively participate in developing the transport and logistics hub that operates on the basis of Aktau and Kuryk ports.
- Today, during the talks, we were discussing our cooperation in transit transport, oil and gas, military-technical, agricultural, tourist, cultural, educational, scientific and technological fields. We have come to the agreement to strengthen our cooperation in these areas, Nursultan Nazarbayev concluded.
In turn, Recep Erdogan expressed gratitude to the Head of State for the official visit and highly appreciated the results of the meetings held.
The President of Turkey spoke about the key results of the talks on expanding trade and economic relations, deepening cooperation in the educational and cultural spheres, noting their positive dynamics.
