“Upon arrival at the opening ceremony of the 12th Summit of the Asia-Europe Forum, the President of Kazakhstan met with President of France, Emmanuel Macron,” reads a statement published on the Akorda website on Friday.
N. Nazarbayev indicated that 26 years have passed since the establishment of diplomatic relations between two countries which have formed all the legal-contractual basis.
“I believe that after today's meeting, Kazakhstani-French relations will reach a new level. Dozens of French companies are working in our country, the volume of mutual trade can reach $ 5 billion, " said N. Nazarbayev.
In turn, E. Macron marked symbolism of holding the meeting in the year of the 10th anniversary of conclusion of the Treaty on Strategic Partnership between Kazakhstan and France.
“Mr. President, I am pleased to meet you, since this is our first joint meeting since I took office. I hope to discuss with you a number of questions and hear your points of view, ” reads the message.
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