Pakistan and Kazakhstan on Tuesday signed the Action Plan of Cooperation to boost bilateral ties, according to a statement by the Foreign Office. The two countries maintain friendly diplomatic relations, with Kazakhstan being Pakistan\u2019s top export destination among Central Asian countries. According to Kazakh envoy Yerzhan Kistafin, bilateral trade was growing and surged to $239 million. Earlier today, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held a \u201ct\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate\u201d with his Kazakh counterpart Murat Nurtleu, the FO said in a post on X. They held a meeting in Islamabad where both sides \u201creaffirmed their resolve to deepen their political and economic ties\u201d, state media Radio Pakistan reported. \u201cThe two sides also vowed to enhance regional connectivity and maintain close coordination ahead of the forthcoming [Kazakhstan\u2019s] presidential visit in November this year,\u201d it added. In another post, the FO noted that the delegations held high-level talks on the \u201cfull spectrum of Pakistan- Kazakhstan cooperation\u201d, which were co-chaired by Dar and Nurtleu. \u201cDiscussions focused on boosting trade and investment, agriculture, IT, education, culture, tourism, security and logistics connectivity,\u201d it said, adding that the roadmap for Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev\u2019s visit was finalised. Following the talks, \u201cthe two DPM\/FMs also signed the Action Plan of Cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan.\u201d During the ongoing two-day official visit, Kazakhstan\u2019s FM was accompanied by a high-level 13-member delegation. Nurtleu was also expected to call on President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. In April, Pakistan and Kazakhstan agreed to sign a transit trade accord for the movement of goods through three Pakistani ports \u2014 Karachi, Bin Qasim and Gwadar \u2014 and to engage other regional landlocked nations for opening multiple trade corridors. Both sides also agreed to promote tourism by sharing lists of certified tour operators and launching joint promotional activities. In August last year, Ambassador Kistafin highlighted the opportunity of a direct flight from Kazakhstan to Skardu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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