Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who is on an official visit to Kazakhstan, held a private meeting with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

In his welcoming remarks, the president of Kazakhstan said: “Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, welcome to Kazakhstan. Your visit is very important for both countries, for our dynamically developing strategic partnership. Therefore, our relations are receiving new impetus, and we are confident that this will also provide new momentum for the further development of our relations. This is your first official visit to Kazakhstan, and therefore we attach great importance to it. I hope it goes well, and I hope that for the Kazakh people, for our history, our traditions, and our culture, the significance of this visit will be substantial. During your visit, a number of key agreements, documents will be signed. Once again, I would like to welcome you to Kazakhstan.”

In turn, Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan said: “Dear Mr. President, first let me thank you for receiving me on an official visit to Kazakhstan and for the warm welcome. I fully agree that this visit will give new energy to the development of our bilateral relations, and I want to emphasize your personal contribution and role in this process and thank you for it.

I believe that this new phase of our relations was opened as a result of your official visit to the Republic of Armenia last year, where we reached a number of important agreements. Some of these agreements have already been implemented, others are in the process of implementation, and this is truly a very practical and strategic partnership.

I am convinced that within the framework of this visit we will ensure the further development of all of this. It is a great honor for me to be on an official visit to Kazakhstan and to be hosted by you.

I also want to emphasize with great pleasure that this is a very important expression of mutual trust between our countries, our governments, and the leaders of our two countries, which by no means has a secondary role for the development and deepening of relations between our countries.”