Min Aung Hlaing visited the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) to “investigate potential investment opportunities” in Kazakhstan, regime media reported on Sunday. The regime leader was in the Kazakhstan capital of Astana at the invitation of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
The regime delegation from Burma was given a tour of the AIFC by Bakhtiyar Tleubekov, the chairperson of the AIFC Management Board, on Sept. 28. Tleubekov spoke about the establishment of special economic zones in Kazakhstan and the country’s investment opportunities, regime media reported.
Min Aung Hlaing met with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Presidential Palace in Astana on Sept. 27. The regime leader said the purpose of his trip was to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation between Burma and Kazakhstan.
President Tokayev noted that Min Aung Hlaing was the first leader from Burma to visit Kazakhstan. Regime officials, including Foreign Affairs Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Than Swe, along with ministers Nyan Tun and Ko Ko Lwin, and the regime’s ambassador to Russia Thit Lin Ohn, were apart of the delegation in Astana, Kazakhstan.
