Lajcak receives Kazakhstan's designated ambassador Vasilenko

Kazakhstan is one of Slovakia's most important partners in Central Asia, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak said on Tuesday after receiving designated ambassador of Kazakhstan to Slovakia Roman Vasilenko on the occasion of handing over copies of his credentials, the ministry's communications department told TASR. Both representatives expressed satisfaction over the current developments of Slovak-Kazakh relations and voiced their support for their all-round intensification, especially business and economic cooperation. Among other things, the minister welcomed Kazakhstan's decision to set up a fully-fledged embassy in Slovakia.