President of Kazakhstan Kasym-Zhomart Tokaev and Italian Prime Minister George Melony discussed the prospects for expanding trade, economic and investment cooperation.
According to the press service of Akorda on Friday, May 30, during the official negotiations, Tokaev called a large event in bilateral cooperation the visit of Melony to Astana.
The head of state noted that Kazakhstan attaches special importance to strengthening mutual ties, friendship and mutual trust.
“It is not by chance that Italy is the third trading partner of Kazakhstan in the world, as well as the largest partner in Europe. I believe that we must maintain the high dynamics of our cooperation,” the President of Kazakhstan said, expressing the confidence that the visit will play a very important role in terms of giving an additional impetus to the development of multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.
George Melony, in turn, expressed gratitude for the invitation, warm welcome and the opportunity to make a speech at the Astana International Forum, which she called a significant platform for dialogue.
“We are considering Kazakhstan as a strategic partner of Italy, and this region is a strategically important intersection. We need a dialogue, and you understand this very well. Kazakhstan is an important partner for Italy in many areas,” said the official guest.
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Melony noted that cooperation between the two countries has always been very fruitful. “But, as I already said yesterday, there is always the opportunity to achieve more, starting with energy and ending with culture, the exchange between our universities and our peoples,” added the chairman of the Council of Ministers of Italy.