Modi meets Kazakh president

Kazakhstan is the largest trade partner for India in Central Asia. Your visit is a milestone event for us.

In this context, they highlighted the importance of regular inter-agency consultations and meetings of the Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism. “India, despite the fact that it is a big country, can learn a lot from you”, the Indian prime minister noted.

Speaking on the shared heritage of India and Central Asia, Modi said the Islamic heritage of both India and Central Asia “is defined by the highest ideals of Islam – knowledge, piety, compassion and welfare”.

“Prez Nazarbayev compliments PM Modi on success of global Day of Yoga”. They acknowledged that the proposed FTA would create an enabling framework for expanding economic linkages between Kazakhstan and India. “India is prepared to invest more in a new partnership of prosperity”.

He said a new youth exchange programme was launched with six Kazakh universities for the next five years. We are pleased to have contributed a super computer from India. (…) Your country has a small population.

At a round-table interaction with CEOs and business leaders of Kazakhstan and India, Mr. Modi invited resource-rich Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund as well as businesses to invest in India’s renewable energy, manufacturing and smart city project.

“Despite the fact that your country is landlocked and situated between two world powers, the government has introduced its own successful economic programme”.

He also praised Kazakhstan’s development and progress, saying despite being landlocked the country has marched forward in development. This all is happening thanks to your planning.

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I also learnt that this handsome new capital is still celebrating Astana Day.

After completing his visit to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Ufa, Russian Federation to participate in the 7th BRICS summit.

Mr. President, your leadership is deeply admired.

“So, during this visit, we will strengthen our defence and security cooperation in the region”.

“They welcomed the signing of a Contract NC “KazAtomProm” JSC and NPCIL for a renewed long term supply of natural uranium to India to meet its energy requirements”, said the joint statement issued after the talks. According to Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the signing of those agreements was discussed earlier in Delhi at the 12th session of the Kazakh-Indian Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical, Industrial and Cultural Cooperation on June 16-17.

Besides, Narendra Modi confirmed India’s participation in the upcoming EXPO-2017 to be held in Astana.

I reiterated India’s support for Kazakhstan’s candidature for a non-permanent seat in the UNSC for 2017-18.