ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 15. Kazakhstan and
Türkiye will hold a meeting of the Strategic Cooperation Council in
mid-May, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said during a meeting with
Vice President of Türkiye Cevdet Yılmaz, Trend reports via the press service of the
Kazakh President.
Tokayev noted that the meeting will take place during the
upcoming state visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to
Kazakhstan on May 14, adding that a number of agreements are
expected to be signed.
“Our brotherly states are connected by ties of mutual trust and
respect. Over nearly 35 years since the establishment of diplomatic
relations, our cooperation has steadily developed and reached a
qualitatively new level. There are no contradictions or
disagreements between Kazakhstan and Türkiye,” Tokayev said.
The President expressed confidence that the outcomes of the
Intergovernmental Commission meeting held in Astana will further
strengthen the multifaceted strategic partnership between the two
countries.
The Strategic Cooperation Council was established during the
visit of then Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to Kazakhstan on
May 2012.
Meanwhile, informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States
(OTS) will be held in Kazakhstan's Turkestan on May 15.
