AKIPRESS.COM - Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Ethiopia Barlybay Sadykov presented credentials to President of Ethiopia Sahlevork Zevda, the Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan reports.

During the talks, the sides discussed bilateral cooperation.

They also mentioned the mutual interest in expanding trade, economic and investment cooperation.

Sadykov informed the President about the main content of the Address of the President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to the people of Kazakhstan, the priority areas of the country's domestic and foreign policy, and proposals for expanding bilateral political and economic cooperation.

The President of Ethiopia congratulated Kazakhstan on the successful political and economic transformations carried out under the leadership of the First President Nursultan Nazarbayev. She expressed confidence in the successful implementation of the goals and objectives outlined by the new President K.Tokayev whom she personally knows from the joint work at the UN. S. Zevde also expressed the desire of the Ethiopian side to develop bilateral relations with Kazakhstan in all areas of interaction and assured of its continued support for this activity

At the end of 2018, the annual volume of mutual trade amounted to 86.4 thousand dollars (export - 0.4 thousand dollars, import - 86 thousand dollars). Ethiopia imports rolled flat iron, unalloyed and alloyed stainless steel. Kazakhstan imports flowers, coffee, leather and other goods.