Kazakh President, Croatian Prime Minister discuss closer partnership

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with Prime Minister of Croatia Zoran Milanović in the Akorda presidential residence today, the president's press service reports.

At the meeting the sides mainly focused on the issues of closer cooperation between Kazakhstan and Croatia in commercial, economic, investment and energy spheres and touched upon the pressing topics of international agenda. President Nazarbayev praised friendly relations with Croatia. "I've visited Croatia on several occasions in order to establish effective bilateral economic ties, since there are no obstacles to that between our countries. Besides, I've given specific instructions regarding cooperation with Croatian companies that intent to operate in Kazakhstan," the Kazakh leader said. The Croatian Prime Minister, in turn, commended growing dynamics of Kazakh-Croatian cooperation that positively affects key spheres of relations.