25 August 2021

President Vučić received the credentials of the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Madi Atamkulov today, and wished him a warm welcome, convinced that he would, on the basis of friendly relations between the two countries, successfully perform his diplomatic duty. On this occasion, he pointed out the importance of the fact that the diplomatic mission of Kazakhstan in Serbia was raised to the level of an embassy two years ago.

President Vučić asked Ambassador Atamkulov to convey his greetings to President Tokayev, as well as to the first President of Kazakhstan, Nazarbayev. He expressed hope that this year, which marks 25 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Serbia and Kazakhstan, President Tokayev will pay an official visit, as well as other Kazakh officials, especially the head of diplomacy, who we expect in Belgrade for the marking of the jubilee of the Non-Aligned Movement.

President Vučić said that Serbia and Kazakhstan should work on strengthening political relations through more intensive exchange of official visits and mutual support in multilateral formats, as well as on strengthening economic cooperation.

Ambassador Atamkulov said that he was honored to represent his country in Serbia and conveyed the greetings of President Tokayev and the first President Nazarbayev. He said that Kazakhstan considers Serbia an important political and economic partner. The Kazakh ambassador confirmed his country's support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of our country.

President Vučić expressed his gratitude to Kazakhstan for supporting the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Serbia by not recognizing the so-called Kosovo, as well as hope that this support will continue to be expressed in international organizations.

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