This opinion was shared by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan Beibut Atamkulov, addressing the international conference “Uzbekistan – Kazakhstan. Prospects for the development of strategic partnership and alliance”, held on December 27 in Tashkent.

According to the Kazakh diplomat, for 30 years, bilateral relations between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have consistently developed in the spirit of mutual respect and trust. The two countries have never faced insurmountable obstacles and have always sat down at the negotiating table to discuss current issues on the agenda.

As the Ambassador noted, the political will of the leaders of the two countries contributes to such a high level of interaction. The state visit of the President of Kazakhstan and the agreements reached, according to the high-ranking diplomat, are the crown of Uzbekistan – Kazakhstan cooperation and serve as a model of how to build bilateral relations.

The event, organized by ISRS together with IICA in partnership with KISS, was attended by the heads of foreign ministries of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, the Institute of Foreign Policy Studies at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Institute of World Economy and Politics at the Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, representatives of the diplomatic corps, experts of the think tanks of the two countries.

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