TEHRAN, Jun 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian and Kazakh officials, yesterday, signed nine agreements in Tehran, to strengthen comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, said the Iranian presidency.
Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi and his visiting Kazakh counterpart, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, attended the signing ceremony of the memorandums of understanding (MOUs), on transportation, scientific and cultural exchanges, energy, agriculture, as well as, trade and economy.
Speaking at a joint press conference, broadcast live on state TV, Raisi said, the two sides have existing potential to increase further cooperation.
“In addition to bilateral relations, we are determined to expand our relations at the regional level,” he said, adding, Iran and Kazakhstan share views on some regional and global issues, for example, on the consensus for an inclusive government formation in Afghanistan.
“We also agree that the presence of foreigners in the region does not create security and will cause many problems,” he added.
For his part, Tokayev said, the two countries have seen progressing diplomatic relations and “good cooperation in the framework of regional structures.”
Referring to his two-day official visit, he said, the two leaders discussed a vast host of issues yesterday, and both sides are particularly interested in using the transit capacity along railway corridors, which would connect east to west and north to south.
The president of Kazakhstan announced the issuance of a 14-day visa waiver for Iranians who want to travel to his country.
Tokayev visited Tehran yesterday, at the official invitation of his Iranian counterpart, a day after the first freight train of a new railway corridor connecting Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Türkiye arrived in Tehran.
The two presidents met last year, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Tajikistan, during which, they agreed to increase bilateral cooperation, including rail cooperation.– NNN-IRNA
