Italian Ambassador Marco Alberti completes his diplomatic mission in Kazakhstan
Italian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Marco Alberti has completed his diplomatic mission, Kazinform News Agency reports citing the press service of the Kazakh MFA.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Roman Vassilenko met with the outgoing Ambassador Marco Alberti on the occasion of completion of his mission.
Roman Vassilenko expressed deep gratitude to the Italian diplomat for his efforts to strengthen Kazakh-Italian strategic cooperation, emphasizing the significant contribution to organizing the official visit of President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Italy last January, as well as intensification of trade and economic relations.
The Deputy Foreign Minister also pointed out fruitful work of the Ambassador in conducting visits to Kazakhstan by members of the Italian Government, opening the Italian Cultural Center in Almaty, building up an active dialogue in the field of higher education, launching direct flights between Italy and Kazakhstan, as well as a number of other important events.
Marco Alberti was awarded the Letter of Appreciation from President of Kazakhstan along with the “Barys” badge for his contribution to the development of bilateral relations.
In turn, the Italian Ambassador conveyed gratitude to the Kazakh side for its continuous support and warm welcome, and expressed hope for the ongoing strengthening of Kazakh-Italian strategic cooperation.
At the end of the meeting, Deputy Minister wished the Ambassador success and new heights in his future endeavours.
Italy is one of the largest trading partners of Kazakhstan with a share of 14.4% in the total volume of foreign trade turnover in 2023. In January-October 2024, bilateral trade reached 17.4 billion US dollars (exports - 16.4 billion, imports - 1 billion). Since 2005, the volume of foreign direct investment from Italy to Kazakhstan has amounted to over USD 7.6 billion. Since 2021, the bilateral trade turnover has increased from $10 billion to 17 billion.
Earlier, in an exclusive interview with Kazinform, Ambassador Marco Alberti spoke on the burgeoning bilateral relations, trade, and cultural cooperation between Kazakhstan and Italy.
