Baku, March 10, AZERTAC “Our common goal is to create truly strong relations between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan in the strategic and allied sense. I am confident that with joint efforts we will achieve this goal,” President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said in an interview with APA news agency and “Azerbaijan” newspaper.“During my visit to Baku, we will launch the work of the Supreme Interstate Council and hold its first meeting. The regulatory and legal framework is gradually expanding; over the last year and a half alone, about 40 important bilateral documents have been signed. Another substantial package of documents is being prepared for signing during the upcoming visit. Natural This will give a new pace to our interaction. Since 2020, trade turnover between our countries has increased almost 5 times (from 109 to 529 million dollars). This is an impressive dynamic, and we plan to continue increasing volumes.Our “portfolio” includes a number of projects that are important both for our countries and for the region as a whole. This is the expansion of the capacity of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (Middle Corridor), the laying of a fiber-optic communication line (FOCL) and an energy cable along the bottom of the Caspian Sea, the export of oil and uranium through Azerbaijan, and the supply of wheat from Kazakhstan to the Azerbaijani market. A number of joint initiatives are aimed at strengthening cultural ties and increasing tourist flows between the two countries,” the Kazakh leader noted.