FM Nurtleu holds bilateral meetings on the margins of UN General Assembly

The high-level week of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly has started at the UN Headquarters. The delegation of the Republic of Kazakhstan headed by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs Murat Nurtleu takes part in the session, the press service of the Kazakh MFA reported.

On the margins of the event, Murat Nurtleu held bilateral meetings with foreign ministers of Spain José Albares, Latvia Baiba Braže, Luxembourg Xavier Bettel, Poland Radosław Sikorski, and Switzerland Ignazio Cassis.

The talks with European partners focused on the prospects for the development of cooperation between Kazakhstan and these European countries. The sides also exchanged views on regional and global agendas.

Following the negotiations, a number of agreements were reached on the organization of mutual high-level visits.

Minister Nurtleu also met with Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova Mihai Popșoi and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha. The parties discussed the issues of cooperation in bilateral and multilateral formats.

The meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore Vivian Balakrishnan pointed out the importance of quality and timely fulfillment of instructions on the results of the state visit of the President of Kazakhstan to Singapore in May this year.

During the meeting with Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif Alzayani, an Intergovernmental Agreement on Exemption from Visa Requirements for Holders of Diplomatic Passports was signed. Abdullatif Alzayani expressed his appreciation to the Kazakh side for the opening of the Consulate General in Manama, emphasizing that this step will qualitatively strengthen relations between the two countries.

The meeting with Gilbert Houngbo, Director General of the International Labour Organization, discussed on the prospects for further strengthening cooperation. The sides reaffirmed the importance of improving labor legislation, social protection and ensuring decent work.