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Press Release, March 29, 2018
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On the occasion of the 78th Pakistan Day, a reception
was held in Astana on 29 March 2018 at Rixos President
Astana Hotel.
The event was attended by a large number of guests from
all walks of life including Kazakh dignitaries,
diplomatic corps as well as members of the Pakistani
diaspora living in Astana Kazakhstan.
H.E. Yerzhan Ashikbayev, Deputy Foreign Minister of the
Republic of Kazakhstan, represented the Government
Kazakhstan on the occasion.
In his remarks, the Ambassador recalled the historic
struggle for Pakistan’s freedom and emphasized that the
democratic ideals and values espoused in the Pakistan
Resolution adopted on 23 March 1940 in Lahore guided the
Muslims of the South Asian Sub-Continent to independence
in 1947.
The Ambassador added that Pakistan, a democratic
republic of 207 million people, had democratic
institutions i.e. parliament, judiciary, and media along
with civil society which were playing an important role
for the development of Pakistan.
The Ambassador emphasized Pakistan’s unwavering
commitment against terrorism and decisive operations by
our valiant armed forces had produced peace in the
country and mentioned that we desired peace and
prosperity for Pakistan as well as stability in the
region and beyond. Pakistan’s economy grew by 5.3%
during last financial year and was expected to further
grow this year.
The Ambassador conveyed our deep appreciation to
Kazakhstan for its active role as non-permanent member
of the UN Security Council and especially as the
President of UN Security Council in January this year.
Deputy Foreign Minister Yerzhan Ashikbayev congratulated
people of Pakistan on the occasion of Pakistan Day. He
said that Pakistan was an important partner for
Kazakhstan in the region and they appreciated Pakistan’s
role in international arena.
Deputy Foreign Minister underlined that since the
establishment of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan
and Pakistan cooperation in political, trade-economic,
cultural-humanitarian and other spheres had been
developing in the spirit of mutual trust and
partnership.
Deputy Foreign Minister added that the Intergovernmental
Commission on trade-economic, scientific-technical and
cultural cooperation had been demonstrating successful
results. In particular, the 8th session of the
Commission held in November 2015 identified the main
directions of bilateral cooperation in investment,
transport, health, science and education areas. He said
that the next meeting of the commission would take place
soon.
On Mission’s request renowned Kazakh singers from
Presidential Orchestra of Kazakhstan, Ms. Aizat
Karabekova and Mr. Asylkhan Shalkarov sang Jeevay Jeevay
Pakistan, Dil Dil Pakistan and songs in Kazakh language.
These cultural performances were applauded by all the
guests.
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