The President of Kazakhstan and the US Secretary of State agreed to deepen cooperation
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken agreed to deepen cooperation between the two countries in areas such as security, energy, trade and investment at a meeting on Tuesday in Astana, Tokayev's press service said.
Welcoming the American diplomat, the head of the republic noted that since the establishment of diplomatic relations, Kazakhstan and the United States have built exemplary cooperation, both in bilateral and multilateral formats.
"The President of Kazakhstan also expressed gratitude "for the constant and firm support of the United States" of the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the republic.
Speaking about economic cooperation, Tokayev noted that the United States is one of the largest investors in Kazakhstan with a total investment of over $62 billion. The leader of Kazakhstan welcomed the efforts of the United States to expand cooperation in the C5 + 1 format (Central Asian countries and the United States), noting the importance of holding a meeting of the heads of foreign affairs agencies of Central Asian countries and the United States in Astana.
In turn, Blinken thanked Tokayev for the fact that the head of Kazakhstan had gathered "Central Asian partners" in Astana.
"I hope that we, together with our colleagues - foreign ministers - will take part in even more concrete work to unite the region, creating stronger ties, interacting more closely, focusing on practical things. I think that this will also benefit the peoples of Central Asia, and the United States. We intend to engage at the highest level," Blinken said.
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