PRESS RELEASE : UK Foreign Secretary visits Kazakhstan [March 2023]

The press release issued by the Foreign Office on 18 March 2023.

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will visit Astana on 18 March 2023, where he will meet President Tokayev, the Prime Minister and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs.

On Saturday 18 March 2023, UK Foreign Secretary, The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP, will visit Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.

During his first bilateral visit to Kazakhstan, the Foreign Secretary will meet with His Excellency President Tokayev, the Prime Minister and other ministers. He will discuss ways to strengthen the UK-Kazakhstan strategic partnership, built over the last 31 years across many sectors including trade and investment, education, security and peacekeeping, finance and law.

The Foreign Secretary will also meet with representatives of business, civil society and higher education as well as Bolashak and Chevening alumni.