OREANDA-NEWS. June 02, 2014. Foreign Minister Erlan Idrisov met with a colleague from the Principality of Monaco Jose Badia, who arrived in Kazakhstan on a working visit.

The parties discussed a wide range of bilateral issues, drawing attention to existing development prospects of cooperation in the field of tourism, environmental protection, as well as partnerships for implementation of investment projects during the talks.

They noted a great significance of mutual visits of presidents of Kazakhstan and Monaco in 2012 and 2013, who gave a powerful impetus to intensify the dialogue between the two countries.

One of the key topics of the talks was cooperation in the context of preparation and holding international specialized exhibition "EXPO-2017" in Astana. Kazakh Foreign Ministry urged J. Badia to attract actively Monegasque companies to participate in the exhibition.

The foreign ministers of the two countries also exchanged views on international policy issues of mutual interest.