ASTANA, Kazakhstan, February 4. The Joint
Declaration on the Establishment of a Strategic Partnership, which
will be signed today between Kazakhstan and Pakistan, marks an
important historic milestone and opens a new chapter in bilateral
relations, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said during a meeting
with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Trend reports via the press
office of the Kazakh president.
According to information, Tokayev expressed confidence that
Astana and Islamabad have all the necessary opportunities to give a
strong new impetus to bilateral cooperation.
Furthermore, he noted that he arrived in Pakistan with a
high-level delegation and a concrete package of proposals aimed at
significantly expanding trade, economic, and investment
cooperation, as well as interaction in other priority areas.
During President Tokayev's state visit to Pakistan, which
occurred from February 3 through February 4, a Kazakhstan-Pakistan
Business Forum was convened in Islamabad as part of the visit's
agenda.
According to Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Trade and Integration, the
trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Pakistan has increased almost
twofold, reaching $105.6 million in 2025. In the medium term, the
two sides aim to increase the bilateral trade turnover to $1
billion.
