Kazakhstan President Meets Azerbaijani FM

Today, Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with Jeyhun Bayramov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.

“Your visit is important from the viewpoint of further promotion of our cooperation with the fraternal Azerbaijan. The relations with Azerbaijan are of great importance to us. We view your country as a reliable strategic partner and ally,” emphasized Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, The Caspian Post reports citing Kazinform.

On behalf of the President Ilham Aliyev and the people of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov thanked the Kazakh side for prompt assistance rendered in connection with the AZAL plane crash near Aktau.

The meeting also focused on the issues of implementation of major strategic projects including laying a fiber-optic communication line and a deep-sea power cable along the bottom of the Caspian Sea.

The Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov arrived in Astana today for an official visit. As part of the visit, he has held talks behind the closed doors and in extended formats with the Deputy Prime Minister-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Murat Nurtleu.