External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today reached Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on the first leg of her 3-nation trip to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan as part of India’s efforts to boost strategic partnership with the resource-rich Central Asian nations.
In a tweet, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said, both countries have a close strategic partnership and Kazakhstan is India’s largest trade and investment partner in Central Asia.
During her visit to Astana, the minister will hold a bilateral meeting with her Kazakhstani counterpart Kairat Abdrakhmanov. She will also call on the country’s leadership and interact with the Indian community.
Mrs Swaraj reached Asthana after a brief transit halt in Turkmenistan. She held talks with her Turkmen counterpart Rashid Meredov on a wide range of bilateral issues.
