Kazakh FM and IDB President hold talks

As part of a working visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to participate in Extraordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu met with President of the Islamic Development Bank Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser, Kazinform News Agency learnt from the Ministry’s press service.

During the meeting, the parties discussed topical issues of cooperation between Kazakhstan and the Islamic Development Bank, as well as the implementation of several socio-economic projects implemented in our country with the participation of the Bank and its institutions.

Minister Nurtleu informed about the economic potential of Kazakhstan and noted that our country attaches great importance to cooperation with the IDB. It was emphasized that the Bank’s group has implemented about 70 projects in the Republic of Kazakhstan worth more than 1.6 billion US dollars.

In turn, the President of the IDB expressed hope for further successful cooperation with Kazakhstan and the Bank’s participation in projects aimed at developing the Kazakhstani economy.