Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Hungary Zhanibek Abdrashov met with Ádám Stifter, State Secretary for Promotion of Eastern Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary and discussed topical issues on the agenda of bilateral relations within the framework of the Kazakhstan-Hungary Strategic partnership, Kazinform News Agency has learnt from the press service of the Kazakh MFA.

The Ambassador informed the Hungarian diplomat about the progress of political and socio-economic reforms in Kazakhstan, as well as with the interview of the head of state Kasym-Jomart Tokayev “As a progressive nation we should only look forward!”, which was published on January 3 in the newspaper "Egemen Qazaqstan", concerning the issues of domestic and foreign policy of the country, socio-economic development of the state, as well as the events in January and the construction of nuclear power plants.

The parties discussed topical issues of the international agenda, the state and prospects of their relations in the political, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres, the forthcoming bilateral visits at the highest and high levels, the possibilities of expanding the sphere of cooperation, dwelt on the legal framework, as well as prospects of interaction within the framework of international organizations.

During the meeting sides discussed the ways of implementation of the results of the meeting which was held last year in Astana between the President of Kazakhstan Kasym-Jomart Tokayev and the Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán, as well as the Protocol of the 6th meeting of the Kazakhstan-Hungary Strategic Council and the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Murat Nurtleu to Budapest.

Following the negotiations, the diplomats reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries and expressed confidence in the further development of Kazakh-Hungarian relations in all spheres.