President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who arrived in Kazakhstan on an official visit on Dec. 18, to discuss priority areas for cooperation and outline plans for the coming period.
During the narrow-format talks, Tokayev stressed that Guinea-Bissau is Kazakhstan’s important partner on the African continent, according to the Akorda.
“We are very interested in strengthening bilateral relations. I believe that we have very good prospects, given that the governments of both countries will make every effort to find additional opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation,” Tokayev said.
Tokayev highlighted the potential for developing relations between Kazakhstan and Guinea-Bissau in sectors such as agriculture, mining, digitalization, transport and logistics.
Embalo expressed his gratitude to Tokayev for the hospitality extended during his visit to Kazakhstan.