The documents are in the fields of developing transit transportation, scientific and cultural exchanges, energy, cultural agriculture, trade-economic exchanges, and other fields signed between the Ministers of Iran and Kazakhstan in the presence of the president Raisi and his Kazakh counterpart.
"Memorandum of Understanding between the Center for Political Studies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Foreign Policy Research Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan", "Cultural Exchange Program between the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran and the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Kazakhstan", "Memorandum of Understanding in the Field of Analytical Studies and Exchange of Experience between the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade and the Ministry of Trade and Convergence of Kazakhstan", were documents signed by the ministers, governor-generals and relevant officials of the two countries in the presence of the Presidents of Iran and Kazakhstan.
Other documents signed between Iran and Kazakhstan included "Memorandum of Understanding on Increasing Bilateral Trade between the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade and the Ministry of Trade and Convergence of Kazakhstan", "Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad of Iran and the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan in the Field of Agriculture", "Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad of Iran and the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure of Kazakhstan in the Field of Trade and Transit of Agricultural Products", "Memorandum of Understanding between the IRIB and the State News Agency of Kazakhstan", "Memorandum of Understanding between the National Iranian Oil Company and KazMunayGas (KMG)" and "Memorandum of Understanding between the Iranian Railways and the National Railway Company of Kazakhstan"
President Raisi and Tokayev also signed a joint statement at the beginning of the signing ceremony.
The official welcoming ceremony of Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has been held at Sadabad Palace in Tehran, where the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi received his Kazakh counterpart.
Almost concurrent with President Tokayev’s trip to Iran, the first Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran-Turkey rail transit train arrived at Tehran Railway Station.
The Kazakh president, heading a high-ranking delegation, visits Iran at the official invitation from his Iranian counterpart following his presence at the 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is the second president of Kazakhstan after 30 years of the presidency of Nursultan Nazarbayev.
The Iranian president and his Kazakh counterpart held talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, last year.
The two presidents agreed upon the expansion of mutual coordination and collaboration in different fields, including the railroad.
Therefore, the first Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran-Turkey rail transit train arrived at Tehran Railway Station on Saturday.
The train carries 24 wagons, transporting 48 containers carrying sulfur to Turkey and then Europe.
On May 22, 2022, Iran’s First Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber and Kazakhstan Deputy Prime Minister Bakhyt Sultanov met and called for strengthening bilateral relations between Tehran and Nur-Sultan.
Sultanov said Kazakhstan would offer a 72-hour visa-free stay for Iranian businesses as the first step to paving the way for bilateral trade extension between the two countries.
He also expressed hope that Iran and Kazakhstan can set up a permanent chamber of commerce to boost bilateral trade.
The Kazakh official emphasized that his country supports Iran’s membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
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