The News Scroll 10 February 2021
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Honorary Consulate of Kazakhstan opened in Hyderabad Outlook February 10, 2021 14:33 IST Honorary Consulate of Kazakhstan opened in Hyderabad outlookindia.com 1970-01-01T05:30:00+0530
Hyderabad, Feb 10 (PTI): The Honorary Consulate of
Kazakhstan was opened here on Wednesday. Ambassador of Kazakhstan to India
Yerlan Alimbayev,speaking on the occasion, expressed
confidence that the opening of the Consulate would deepen
bilateral trade, economic and cultural ties between the two
countries. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the function,
Alimbayev said Kazakhstan is India s main trade economic
partner in Central Asia. Bilateral trade turnover for 2020 reached almost USD
Kazakhstan opens consulate in Hyderabad to strengthen ties
February 10, 2021
Opening the Consulate of Kazakhstan in Hyderabad, the Ambassador Yerlan Alimbayev stressed the symbolism of expanding the circle of Kazakh friends in India in the 30th Anniversary of it s Independence and the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Ambassador in a statement said, “Kazakhstan is the biggest supplier of uranium to India. In the last ten years, we supplied 9000 tons of uranium and the new contract is under consideration, probably before the President’s visit we will have this contract signed.”
Alimbayev opened the Hall of Kazakh Literature at Nizam Club India, one of the oldest clubs founded in 1884. Books and printed publications about Kazakhstan, culture and history of the country in English and Hindi are displayed in the hall.
Hyderabad, February 10
Hyderabad now has an Honorary Consulate of Kazakhstan. It was opened here on Wednesday by Ambassador of Kazakhstan to India Yerlan Alimbayev. Kazakhstan hopes to improve bilateral trade, economic and cultural ties between the two countries.
Alimbayev told media persons that Kazakhstan was India’s main trade-economic partner in Central Asia and the trade between the two had reached a turnover of USD 2.4 billion in 2020.
This exceeds the total turnover with all other countries in the region and there is a huge potential to develop trade cooperation, he said.
The Ambassador said Kazakhstan was the biggest uranium supplier to India and had supplied 9,000 tonnes so far and India sourced nearly 80 per cent of its uranium requirement from them.
Hyderabad: The Republic of Kazakhstan this week announced the appointment of Hyderabad-based businessman Mir Nasir Ali Khan, as an honorary consul at its