Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan exchange major bilateral agreements in Astana PHOTO/UPDATED

Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan held a formal ceremony for the exchange of cooperation documents in Astana on October 21, attended by President Ilham Aliyev of the Republic of Azerbaijan and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The event marked the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on Strategic Partnership and Allied Relations between the two nations.

First, Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the “Joint Statement of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev and President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich Tokayev on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on Strategic Partnership and Allied Relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Kazakhstan”, the “Decision No. 1 of the second meeting of the Supreme Interstate Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Kazakhstan on strengthening bilateral cooperation”, and the “Decision No. 2 of the second meeting of the Supreme Interstate Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Kazakhstan on the approval of the Charter of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Kazakhstan," Caliber.Az reports via Azertag.

Following the signing, the Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan documents were exchanged.

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov and Kazakhstan’s Minister of Justice Yerlan Sersembayev exchanged the "Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Industrial Property Protection between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan."

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov and Kazakhstan’s Minister of Energy Yerlan Akkenzhenov exchanged the "Agreement on Strategic Partnership in the Field of Energy between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan."

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov and Kazakhstan’s Minister of Internal Affairs Yerzhan Sadenov exchanged the "Agreement on Cooperation between the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan."

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov and Chairman of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan Aset Irgaliyev exchanged the "Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Statistics between the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan."

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov and Kazakhstan’s Prosecutor General Berik Asylov exchanged the "Memorandum on Cooperation between the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan."

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov and Kazakhstan’s Minister of Healthcare Akmaral Alnazarova exchanged the "Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Healthcare between the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan."

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev and Chairman of the Board of Kazakhstan’s "Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund" Joint Stock Company Nurlan Zhakupov exchanged the "Memorandum of Cooperation between the ‘Samruk-Kazyna’ Joint Stock Company and the Azerbaijan Transport and Communications Holding (AZCON)."

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov and Chairman of the Board of Kazakhstan’s "Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund" Joint Stock Company Nurlan Zhakupov exchanged the "Framework Agreement on the Establishment of a Joint Investment Mechanism between the Samruk-Kazyna Azerbaijan Investment Holding Investment Fund LLC and the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR)."

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev and Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development Zhaslan Madiyev exchanged the "Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Public Service Delivery between the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan."

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev and Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development Zhaslan Madiyev exchanged the "Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Artificial Intelligence between the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan."

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov and Chairman of Kazakhstan’s Agency for Protection and Development of Competition Marat Omarov exchanged the "Memorandum on Mutual Understanding and Cooperation in the Field of Competition Policy between the State Agency for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Agency for Protection and Development of Competition of the Republic of Kazakhstan."

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Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have reaffirmed their commitment to bilateral cooperation, marking two decades since the signing of a key strategic agreement.

Following official talks in Astana, Presidents Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Ilham Aliyev adopted a joint statement to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Treaty on Strategic Partnership and Alliance between the two countries, Caliber.Az reports Kazakhstan's presidential press service. 

During the Azerbaijani President's state visit to Kazakhstan, the two nations signed 15 agreements aimed at expanding cooperation in energy, transport and logistics, digitalisation, industry, healthcare, statistics, and cultural and humanitarian affairs.