Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan congratulated Kasim-Zhomart Tokayev on assuming the office of President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the PM's office reported.

"I cordially congratulate you on assuming the office of President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. I am convinced that your rich experience and knowledge will best promote Kazakhstan’s further development and progress.

The warm friendship and mutual respect between our two peoples provide a solid basis for continued development of interstate relations. I am prepared to closely cooperate with you in bilateral and multilateral formats for the furtherance and deepening of the Armenian-Kazakh relations.

Dear Kasim-Zhomart Kemelovich, taking this opportunity, I wish you good health, inexhaustible energy and many achievements for the welfare of the friendly people of Kazakhstan."