Today, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, Yerzhan Ashikbayev, visited Argentina and held a working meeting with the Argentine Deputy Foreign Minister, Pedro Villagra Delgado. The Kazakh official was then received by the Argentine Foreign Minister, Susana Malcorra.
The Deputy Foreign Ministers discussed different ways to strengthen the political, economic and cultural bonds between the two countries. In this regard, they expressed their intention to maintain and strengthen political dialogue by holding political consultation meetings and official visits. In addition, they underscored the need to expand bilateral cooperation in trade, energy, agriculture and infrastructure development, and they also talked about ways of cooperating in space research and peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
They commended the upcoming EXPO Astana 2017 to be held on June 10-September 10, in which Argentina will participate. Furthermore, they laid special emphasis on the importance of Argentina’s bid to host EXPO Buenos Aires 2023. The Ministers also analyzed their countries’ participation in the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation to be held on May 14-15 in Beijing.
As regards the Question of the Malvinas Islands, Deputy Foreign Minister Villagra Delgado once again expressed Argentina’s gratitude to Deputy Foreign Minister Ashikbayev for Kazakhstan’s position, as it supports a peaceful solution to the sovereignty claim between the Argentine Republic and the United Kingdom by resuming bilateral negotiations, in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions. Deputy Foreign Minister Ashikbayev reiterated Kazakhstan’s opinion on the Question of the Malvinas Islands.
They also underscored Argentina’s active involvement in the international community, as evidenced by its hosting of the WTO Ministerial Conference 2017, the future G20 Presidency 2018, and the strengthening of its ties with the OECD. Lastly, other items of mutual interest on the international and regional agenda were addressed.
Furthermore, the Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister met with the Head of the Federal System of Media and Public Content, Hernán Lombardi, and with whom he signed a Declaration of Intention for Exchange regarding the Media, Audiovisual Contents and Artists. Finally, Deputy Foreign Minister Ashikbayev held a meeting with the Secretary for Strategic Energetic Planning of the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Daniel Redondo.
Press Release No. 158/17
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