Ambassador Abdul Salik Khan presented credentials as Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the Republic of Kazakhstan to H.E. President Nursultan Nazarbayev on 18 March 2015. The ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace (Akorda) in Astana.

The Ambassador conveyed warm greetings and good wishes from H.E. President Mamnoon Hussain and H.E. Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. He also reiterated the invitation from our President to President Nazarbayev to visit Pakistan preferably this year.

President Nazarbayev also extended invitations to the President and the Prime Minister of Pakistan to visit Kazakhstan at their convenience. President Nazarbayev in his brief speech on the occasion underlined that Kazakhstan is interested in developing political and economic ties with Islamabad. He added that Pakistan is Kazakhstan’s active and important partner in the framework of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions and Astana Economic Forum.

On conclusion of the ceremony, the Ambassador briefly interacted with the press at the Presidential Palace (Akorda) in which he highlighted importance of Kazakhstan in Central Asia and its significance for Pakistan.