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Wed, 07/20/2011 - 15:43
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Kazakhstan Keen to Foster All-Out Ties with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Tehran Baghdad Amriyov voiced his country's willingness to strengthen ties with Iran, and stated that his Central Asian state has adopted a road map to that end.
Speaking at a meeting with Governor-General of Iran's Western province of Kurdistan in the provincial capital city of Sannandaj on Wednesday, Amriyov pointed to the 20-year-old bilateral relations between the two countries, and said that the two sides have had great advancements and interests during this period.
"Yet, there are still vast potential capacities for the expansion of relations between the two countries, and we should prepare the grounds for a great change in the two sides' relations by activating these potentials," the diplomat noted.
He further announced that Astana has already adopted a roadmap for expanding ties with Iran, adding that establishment of direct contacts between the two countries' provinces sets a priority for Kazakhstan.
Iran has initiated massive diplomatic steps to expand its ties with the neighboring and the Central Asian states. President Ahmadinejad's administration has in recent years paid special attention to Tehran's economic, cultural and political cooperation with Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who visited Astana in June to attend a summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), met with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev, and stressed Iran's resolve to expand mutual cooperation with Kazakhstan.
Speaking at a meeting with Governor-General of Iran's Western province of Kurdistan in the provincial capital city of Sannandaj on Wednesday, Amriyov pointed to the 20-year-old bilateral relations between the two countries, and said that the two sides have had great advancements and interests during this period.
"Yet, there are still vast potential capacities for the expansion of relations between the two countries, and we should prepare the grounds for a great change in the two sides' relations by activating these potentials," the diplomat noted.
He further announced that Astana has already adopted a roadmap for expanding ties with Iran, adding that establishment of direct contacts between the two countries' provinces sets a priority for Kazakhstan.
Iran has initiated massive diplomatic steps to expand its ties with the neighboring and the Central Asian states. President Ahmadinejad's administration has in recent years paid special attention to Tehran's economic, cultural and political cooperation with Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who visited Astana in June to attend a summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), met with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev, and stressed Iran's resolve to expand mutual cooperation with Kazakhstan.
