Kazakhstan and Israel have taken a step toward easing travel between the two countries as Astana and Tel Aviv signed a memorandum of intent on a future visa-free regime.

Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan and Israel Yermek Kosherbayev and Gideon Saar signed a number of bilateral documents following talks held in Astana, The Caspian Post reports via Kazakh media.

Among the signed documents are a memorandum of intent on the possible conclusion of an agreement to waive visa requirements for holders of national passports, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of public diplomacy, as well as a document providing for interaction in the training of diplomatic personnel.

The signing of the agreements is aimed at further developing Kazakhstan-Israel relations, expanding humanitarian and diplomatic ties, and facilitating closer people-to-people contacts between the two countries.