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| State Secretary Burian in Kazakhstan |
| Bratislava, 06.04.2015 |
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| Peter Burian, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, visited Kazakhstan from 29 March to 1 April where he participated in a regional conference of ambassadors of Germany and France and countries of Central Asia, Afghanistan, China and Pakistan. The conference was organized by the diplomatic departments of Germany and France, as two countries that are actively and comprehensively engaged in this region. The aim of the conference was to hold a broad discussion of the current situation in Central Asia, including security issues, the region’s relations with neighbouring countries, and bilateral relations within the Central Asian region on important topics such as energy, water management and migration.
During the visit State Secretary Burian also held political consultations at the deputy ministerial level. In his discussion with Kazakh counterpart Alexei Volkov they assessed the level of bilateral relations between Slovakia and Kazakhstan and reiterated an interest in further development of mutual cooperation and agreed on the need to make it more intensive with special emphasis on the development of economic relations. The partners also assessed opportunities for cooperation in science, education, agriculture and tourism. They also touched upon the current security challenges for the international community and discussed cooperation within the United Nations and other international organizations.
State Secretary Burian, in talks with Erlan Idrissov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, covered a wide array of issues with a special emphasis on opportunities for cooperation between the EU and Kazakhstan, partnerships within multilateral institutions and the priorities of Slovak-Kazakh bilateral relations. The partners stated their accord that mutual relations between Bratislava and Astana have been characterized by an active political dialogue at all levels, including at the top. Both parties have also been continuing to expand the base of their relationships. They shared an especially positive evaluation of the standard of inter-parliamentary cooperation and the discussion also touched on preparations for the meeting of the joint Inter-Governmental Commission for Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation.
State Secretary Burian also included in his visit a working meeting with A. Musin and Y. Ashikbayev, Deputy Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, and with A. Mamin, the Chairman of the Board and President of the Kazakh Railway.
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