Pakistan, Kazakhstan sign MoUs, agreements to boost ties

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Kazakhstan signed several memoranda of understanding and agreements toward strengthening bilateral relations on Wednesday during the Kazakh president’s visit to Islamabad.  

The signing ceremony was held at the PM House.

Earlier, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was accorded a warm reception and a guard of honor as he arrived at the Prime Minister’s House to hold meetings with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and hold delegation-level talks, state-run Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported.

Heading a high-level delegation comprising senior cabinet ministers and other high-ranking officials, the president of Kazakhstan is in Islamabad for his first two-day state visit to Pakistan.

During the visit, President Tokayev is expected to meet with President Asif Ali Zardari and address the Pakistan-Kazakhstan Business Forum.

The visit will provide the two sides with an important and timely opportunity to undertake a comprehensive review of bilateral relations, discuss new avenues for broadening cooperation, particularly in trade, logistics, regional connectivity, and people-to-people contacts, and to explore collaboration at regional and international forums, the APP report said.