-Reporting from Kazakhstan-
The state visit of Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh to the Republic of Kazakhstan is continuing for a second day in Astana.
Yesterday, the heads of state of the two countries held a one-on-one meeting followed by official talks. The two sides then signed 18 documents between governments and institutions. After that, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev awarded President Khurelsukh Kazakhstan’s highest state decoration, the “Golden Eagle” order.
Kazakh President K. Tokayev told representatives of the media: “In recognition of our bilateral cooperation, and of the tremendous efforts made in support of many initiatives for our partnership, we have awarded [President Khurelsukh] Kazakhstan’s highest state order, the ‘Golden Eagle.’”
In response, President U. Khurelsukh said: “We take this as not only an award for the President of Mongolia, but also as a profound expression of respect from the President of Kazakhstan and the people of Kazakhstan to the Mongolian people.
We sincerely appreciate that this has become such a wonderful historic event, one that will be written clearly and memorably into the history of our two countries.”
