Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Roman Vassilenko met with Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the Republic of Kazakhstan Willy Kempel, El.kz cites MFA.
The talks focused on relevant bilateral and multilateral issues.
The diplomats expressed mutual aspiration to further strengthen Kazakh-Austrian political, economic and people-to-people ties.
The parties noted the important role the Bilateral Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation plays in facilitating business contacts and investment partnership (co-chaired by Roman Vassilenko and Director General of the Federal Ministry for Labour and Economics of Austria Florian Frauscher).
The Deputy Minister stressed Kazakh side’s interest in broadening the legal framework of the bilateral cooperation and, specifically, in concluding new cooperation agreements in the legal sphere.
Moreover, Vassilenko raised the issue of simplifying the visa regime for the citizens of Kazakhstan by the European Union, noting that advancing dialogue and concrete measures in this area will promote favourable conditions for mutually beneficial cooperation across the whole spectrum of relationship.