Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan will create the Supreme Interstate Council, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said during the talks with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in an expanded format.
According to Tokayev, the visit of the President of Azerbaijan to Astana is of great importance for strengthening cooperation between the two countries. He recalled that last year the Declaration on Strengthening Strategic Relations and Deepening Allied Cooperation, as well as the Comprehensive Program for the Development of Cooperation until 2026,
were signed in Baku.
"A number of important documents will also be adopted today. Moreover, we are consolidating the establishment of the Supreme Interstate Council, which will undoubtedly give a powerful impetus to bilateral relations," the President of Kazakhstan said.
The parties especially noted the deepening of relations in the field of culture.
Tokayev stressed the importance of the agreement reached on holding decades of cultures of the two countries. The Days of Culture of Kazakhstan will take place this year.
He noted that the program of the visit of the Azerbaijani leader also included the opening of the street named after Heydar Aliyev on the left bank of Astana.
"Today, together with the esteemed President of Azerbaijan, we will open a street named after the outstanding statesman Heydar Aliyev, timed to coincide with the centenary of the great son of the Azerbaijani people," Tokayev recalled.
In addition, according to the President of Kazakhstan, another clear evidence of sincere friendship and mutual support of the two countries is the Kurmangazy Center for Children's Creative Development in the city of Fuzuli, which was a gift from the people of the republic.
Tokayev expressed hope that the center would commence operations in the very near future.