Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev who took charge in 2019 is expected to visit India in early 2021. The visit will be his first to the Indian Nation since taking charge in 2019. Kazakh envoy Yerlan Alimbayev exclusively said, "Kazakhstan is interested in expanding ties with India, given its growing role in world economy and politics", to our diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal. 

During the conversation, he spoke in detail on the significance of December 1 in his country. December 1 is celebrated as the "Day of the First President" as a honour to the Nursultan Nazarbayev, who ruled the country for nearly 3 decades. Envoy Alimbayev said, "First President proclaimed the equality of rights of all the people of Kazakhstan, regardless of ethnic and religious affiliations, as one of the fundamental principles of state policy." 

Kazakhstan is also a new member of the SCO. Alimbayev feels the relationship between Kazakhstan and India have exhibited considerable dynamism and momentum. He remembered the former President Nursultan Nazarbayev first ever visit to a foreign nation is to India in 1992 as the President of independent Kazakhstan. Noteworthy, the bilateral trade  turnover between India and Kazakhstan has reached 2,2 billion USD over the 9 months of 2020. 

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