The First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Kairat Umarov visited Brazil last week for political consultations.
At the meeting with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Eduardo Paes Saboia, the parties discussed current aspects of bilateral relations, the global agenda, as well as multilateral interaction on issues of mutual support for initiatives and candidates within international organizations, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry reported.
To give further impetus to political dialogue and economic cooperation, the parties emphasized the importance of organizing cross-visits at the highest and high levels, strengthening parliamentary diplomacy and intensifying trade and investment cooperation with the involvement of the capabilities of the Kazakhstan-Brazil Business Council.
The parties agreed to speed up the approval of a number of bilateral documents, and also welcomed the expansion of the institution of Honorary Consuls of Kazakhstan in Brazil.
The next round of political consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries will take place in Astana.
During his stay in the Brazilian capital, Kairat Umarov held meetings with members of the Kazakhstan-Brazil parliamentary friendship group led by Senator Esperidiao Amin and Deputy Claudio Cajado, Advisor to the President of Brazil on International Affairs Ambassador Audo Faleiro, Director of international affairs department of the Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI) Frederico Lamego, Director of the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) Ambassador Ruy Pereira, Honorary Consuls of Kazakhstan and candidates in Brazil, as well as President of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) Silvia Maria Fonseca Massruha. In addition, at the invitation of the Brazilian side, Kairat Umarov spoke at the Round Table, dedicated to Central Asia for the first time, at the Rio Branco Diplomatic Academy of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry.
