Today marks the 30th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Finland, Kazinform has learned from the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan. On the occasion of the anniversary, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Roman Vassilenko and Finnish Ambassador to Kazakhstan Soili Mäkeläinen-Buhanist held a solemn ceremony of exchanging congratulatory messages on behalf of the leadership of the two countries in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In his congratulatory letter, the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, noted that «in a relatively short historical period, our countries were able to rapidly develop bilateral cooperation.
In his response the President of Finland Sauli Niinistö conveyed sincere congratulations on occasion of the 30th Anniversary and wished prosperity to the people of Kazakhstan. The heads of the Foreign Ministries of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi and Finland Pekka Haavisto also exchanged mutual congratulations, in which they expressed their readiness to build up partnership on international security issues. The results of three decades have shown that our countries have established close political, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian ties.
Also, Kazakhstan and Finland share great commitment to and support for multilateralism. Effective multilateralism is very important in preventing or defusing geopolitical conflicts, preserving environmental sustainability, and strengthening civil society and human rights protection. The parties are successfully cooperating within the framework of international organizations, and primarily in the UN and the OSCE. Thus, as members of the UN Human Rights Council for 2022-2024, Kazakhstan and Finland closely cooperate on most pressing issues of international politics. The Kazakh side supported Finland’s chairmanship of the OSCE in 2025, when an important milestone – the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act will be celebrated. -KAZINFORM
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