Kazakh DPM/FM arrives today on two-day visit

ISLAMABAD: Murat Nurtleu, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, will undertake an official visit to Pakistan arriving today (Monday) on a two-day visit.

“This important visit serves as a precursor to the forthcoming visit of the President of Kazakhstan to Pakistan, scheduled in November 2025,” said the Foreign Office.

High-level interactions between leaders of both states occur regularly, often on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meetings, to guide their bilateral relationship and both countries are part of the QTTA, a 1995 agreement that aims to facilitate transit trade between Central Asia and Pakistan.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan will be accompanied by a high-level 13-member delegation, including the Minister of Transport of Kazakhstan. The Joint Working Group meetings on Agriculture and IT will also be held on the sidelines of the visit.

“During his stay, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan will hold a tête-à-tête with Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan, followed by delegation-level talks. Mr Nurtleu is also expected to call on the President and the Prime Minister of Pakistan”, added the statement.

The discussions will provide an opportunity to review preparations for the upcoming presidential visit and to deliberate comprehensively on the entire spectrum of Pak-Kazakh bilateral cooperation, with particular focus on trade and investment, agriculture, education, cultural and tourism exchanges, regional connectivity and logistics and collaboration at multilateral fora.

“The visit of the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan will further cement the longstanding Pakistan-Kazakhstan ties and contribute to deepening bilateral engagements in diverse fields, for the benefit of the people of the two countries,” said the Foreign Office.