Kazakhstan and Brazil Expand Inter-Parliamentary Dialogue

First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Akan Rakhmetullin met with Brazilian Federal Deputy - Chairman of the Interparliamentary Friendship Group "Kazakhstan-Brazil" Claudio Cajado during his visit to Astana to participate in the first meeting of the Kazakh-Brazilian Interparliamentary Friendship Group, press service of the Kazakh MFA reports.

Rakhmetullin familiarized the Brazilian deputy with the progress of political and socio-economic reforms in the Republic of Kazakhstan, and also spoke about the main priorities of our country’s foreign policy in the context of the global agenda and interaction on international platforms. He also stressed that Brazil remains an important partner of Kazakhstan on the South American continent and expressed confidence that the interparliamentary dialogue is a key link in political cooperation between the two countries and gives a powerful impetus to the entire complex of relations between Kazakhstan and Brazil.

In turn, Cajado acquainted the Kazakh diplomat with the current political, socio-economic situation in Brazil and the latest trends in the South American region. At the same time, the Federal Deputy highly appreciated Kazakhstan’s achievements in the international arena, including its key role in the Central Asian region. The agenda of the talks also included issues of increasing trade and economic cooperation between the two countries in the context of the successful holding of the sixth inter-ministerial political consultations in Brasilia, as well as the third meeting of the Kazakhstan-Brazil Business Council in Porto Alegre this year. During the conversation, an agreement was reached on close cooperation between the two countries within the framework of the international conference on climate change COP30, which will be held in Brazil in 2025.

During the meeting, the parties discussed topical issues of the upcoming first meeting of the Kazakhstan-Brazil Friendship Group and agreed to provide mutual support for the development of political interaction through the expansion of ties between the legislative bodies of both countries.