Kazakh President received credentials of foreign ambassadors

ASTANA. November 23. KAZINFORM /Kanat Kulshmanov/ President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has received credentials of the Ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, Japan, Jordan, Lithuania and Hungary to Kazakhstan in his Akorda residence in Astana today.

The Head of the State congratulated the diplomats on the beginning of their work in the young capital of Kazakhstan. "I hope you will do everything to bring closer our countries and strengthen our friendship, especially through economic cooperation. In return I personally will pay special attention to creating conditions for you to accomplish the mission that was entrusted to you by the heads of your states", N. Nazarbayev said addressing the foreign ambassadors.

Ambassador of Japan Yuzo Harada noted that Japanese businessmen were interested a lot in Kazakhstan. He expressed hope for further development of investments and trade between the two states. "I will do my best to realize the relations between Kazakhstan and Japan", the diplomat emphasized.

Ambassadors Rokas Bernotas (Lithuania), Imre Laslotsky (Hungary) and Sleiman Arabiat (Jordan) started their diplomatic mission in Kazakhstan on November 23.