Non-Resident Ambassador of Maldives to Kazakhstan Omar Abdul Razzak has expressed his commitment to market the Maldives as a tourist destination in Kazakhstan and also promote Kazakhstan as a tourist destination to the Maldivian people. Ambassador Omar made the statement after presenting his Letter of Credence to the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
At the ceremony held at the Palace of the President, Ambassador Omar conveyed greetings from President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and the people of Maldives to the president and people of Kazakhstan, and expressed his commitment to work closely with the Government of Kazakhstan with a renewed focus in enhancing bilateral relationship, and focusing in the areas of promoting tourism, trade and education. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated Ambassador Omar on assumption of his duties and expressed hope to work closely with the Maldives in further strengthening the bilateral relations and increase people to people to contact between the two countries.
After the ceremony, Ambassador Omar gave a press statement in which he said the Maldives and Kazakhstan will be celebrating 21 years of establishing diplomatic relations this year and both countries have always enjoyed a relationship based on mutual trust, respect and recognition. Ambassador Omar also noted that Kazakhstan remains at the top five markets on the tourist arrivals to the Maldives this year and expressed hope to carry out further activities to promote Maldives tourism in Kazakhstan and also promote Kazakhstan as a tourist destination to the Maldivian people.