On the second day of his working visit to Lahore, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan H.E. Mr. Yerzhan Kistafin took part in the International Conference "One Belt - One Road Initiative in Regional Cooperation", organized and held on the basis of the University of the Punjab, Delovoy Kazakhstan reports.
Y.Kistafin made a welcoming speech. During his speech, the Ambassador touched upon the key areas of bilateral cooperation, noted the place and role of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor in the development of the transit and transport potential of the host country and its importance in interregional cooperation. He shared Kazakhstan's approaches to the development of regional cooperation and emphasized the importance of creating a trans-logistics infrastructure.
The event was attended by A.Kaukenov, the chief expert of the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Adil Kaukenov, who made "Prospects of the Silk Road in the new geopolitical realities" presentation.
As part of the event, the Ambassador also met with the Vice-Rector of the Punjab University, during which the prospects for interaction between Kazakh and Pakistani universities were discussed. As a result of the meeting, a preliminary agreement was reached on the visit of a delegation of the first leaders of the leading universities of the IRP to Kazakhstan in order to establish cooperation in the field of science and education.
Within the walls of the University, the Ambassador was interviewed by the Pakistani TV channel "Discover Pakistan". Sharing his impressions of his stay in the Islamic Republic, Y. Kistafin highlighted plans for the further development of bilateral cooperation.
