Kazakh, Greek FMs ink deal on training of diplomats

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has arrived for the first time on an official visit to Kazakhstan, Report informs citing Kazakh media.

During the visit, Dendias and Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdy signed an agreement on cooperation in training diplomats.

Tleuberdy, speaking about the important events of this year in diplomatic relations between the two countries, noted that in June of this year a new economic platform, the Kazakh-Greek Business Council, began its work.

“This is evidence of the growth of mutual interest of business circles in establishing mutually beneficial relations,” said Mukhtar Tleuberdy, noting that another important event is the fifth meeting of the Kazakh-Greek intergovernmental commission on economic and technological cooperation. As a result, the parties agreed on the further development of relations in the areas of trade, economy, investment, energy, transport, education and science.

The Kazakh foreign minister noted that this year Air Astana launched a direct flight between Almaty and Heraklion during the summer season. On November 25, a monument was erected in the Greek city of Acharna in honor of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and Greece.

Dendias, in turn, noted that there is great potential in the development of bilateral trade, energy, cooperation in tourism, agriculture and construction.

For ten months of this year, the volume of trade between Kazakhstan and Greece amounted to $1.4 billion. This is 28% higher than in the same period of the previous year.