During the meetings in narrow and extended formats, Nursultan Nazarbayev and Francois Hollande discussed the main directions of bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on current international issues.
The Head of State noted that France remains one of the most important partners of Kazakhstan, and today the two countries have developed a full understanding of various aspects in the economy and politics.
The two leaders also discussed the pace of implementation of the agreements reached during the recent visit of the President of France to Kazakhstan.
The President of Kazakhstan stressed Astana and Paris currently have great potential for cooperation in trade, economic, investment, cultural and humanitarian spheres, as well as the aerospace industry.
On behalf of the people of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev awarded Francois Hollande the Order of Dostyk of first degree, the high state award.
Following the talks, the sides adopted a presidential joint declaration, as well as a joint declaration of the Kazakh Ministry of Education and Science and French Ministry of Higher Education and Science.
The parties also signed an agreement confirming France’s participation in the international specialised exhibition EXPO 2017 in Astana.
The two sides also adopted a declaration of intention to cooperate in the space field between the Aerospace Committee of the Kazakh Ministry of Investment and Development and French National Centre of Space Research.
