On April 15, 2024, the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev paid an official visit to Armenia. These two states are partners in a number of international organizations – the CSTO (despite turbulence related to the attitude of the Armenian leadership to this organization), the EAEU, the CIS, and the OSCE. Bilateral trade is developing dynamically: trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Armenia increased by 23% from $43.1 million to $53.1 million at the end of 2023 compared to the beginning of the year.

During the official briefing on the results of the meeting between the Presidents of the two countries, the following theses were voiced by the leaders of Armenia and Kazakhstan:

– The development of the transportation and logistics sector is one of the key areas for strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation.
– Kazakhstan is ready to bring the volume of exports to Armenia up to $350 million (that is, to increase it at least 5-6 times).
– Kazakhstan welcomes Armenia’s aspirations for peace with Azerbaijan and is ready to undertake a “goodwill mission.”
– Armenia is ready to make joint efforts to bring the Armenian-Kazakh relations to a new level.

Also, as a result of President Tokayev’s visit, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received an invitation to pay an official visit to Astana. The high-ranking representatives of these two countries signed ten different agreements, ranging from the establishment of twinning relations between cities to........

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