ISLAMABAD: Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister Murat Nurtleu will arrive in Pakistan from Sept. 8-9 to explore opportunities to enhance bilateral trade, investment and connectivity with the country, Pakistan’s foreign office said on Sunday.
Pakistan’s increasing cooperation and push to enhance trade with Central Asian states is part of its “Vision Central Asia” policy. This policy is based on Islamabad improving its bilateral cooperation in politics, trade, investment, energy and connectivity, security, and people-to-people contact with the Central Asian Republics.
Pakistan has sought to position itself as a transit hub for landlocked Central Asian Republics. This week, Pakistan’s maritime affairs minister discussed joint ventures with Kazakh Ambassador Yerzhan Kistafin as part of Islamabad’s efforts to boost trade through joint ventures at the Gwadar and Karachi ports.
“Mr. Murat Nurtleu, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, will undertake an official visit to Pakistan from 8 — 9 September 2025,” the foreign office said in a statement.
It added that the visit would serve as a precursor to the upcoming visit of Kazakhstan’s president, which is scheduled to take place in November 2025.
