Kazakhstan's president to visit Turkey in 2018

By Aliia Raimbekova

ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AA) - Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev will visit Turkey next year, Turkish deputy parliament speaker said on Monday.

"President Nazarbayev's next spring visit to our country for the High Level Strategic Cooperation Council meeting will no doubt reinforce the bilateral relations," Ahmet Aydin said at an international parliamentary conference in Astana.

Aydin said Turkey wants to deepen cooperation and strategic partnership with Kazakhstan.

"We desire to further enhance bilateral trade, investments and joint project initiatives," he added.