Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was welcomed with an official ceremony by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on Thursday during an official visit to the Central Asian country.
Erdogan’s motorcade traveled along a route decorated with Turkish and Kazakh flags before arriving at the Independence Palace, where Tokayev greeted him.
Following the arrival ceremony, a military band played the national anthems of both countries, and Erdogan inspected the guard of honor.
After the introduction of delegations, the two leaders posed for photographs before holding one-on-one talks.
Later, Erdogan is expected to co-chair the sixth meeting of the Türkiye-Kazakhstan High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council with Tokayev.
The two presidents are also scheduled to attend a signing ceremony for bilateral agreements and hold a joint news conference.
Several senior Turkish officials attended the ceremony, including Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Defense Minister Yasar Guler, Trade Minister Omer Bolat and Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was welcomed with an official ceremony by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on Thursday during an official visit to the Central Asian country.
Erdogan’s motorcade traveled along a route decorated with Turkish and Kazakh flags before arriving at the Independence Palace, where Tokayev greeted him.
Following the arrival ceremony, a military band played the national anthems of both countries, and Erdogan inspected the guard of honor.
After the introduction of delegations, the two leaders posed for photographs before holding one-on-one talks.
Later, Erdogan is expected to co-chair the sixth meeting of the Türkiye-Kazakhstan High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council with Tokayev.
The two presidents are also scheduled to attend a signing ceremony for bilateral agreements and hold a joint news conference.
Several senior Turkish officials attended the ceremony, including Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Defense Minister Yasar Guler, Trade Minister Omer Bolat and Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran.
