First and foremost, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, His Excellency Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, for the initiative to hold the informal dialogue of the Organization of Turkic States in the ancient and eternally young city of Turkistan, and for the high respect and traditional hospitality extended to all of us.
It is my sincere pleasure to welcome you to the 59th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank. It is a great honor and privilege for us to host such a prestigious forum.
I echo the words of gratitude to His Excellency Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, for his warm hospitality and the excellent organization of our summit.
At the outset, I would like to express my special gratitude to His Excellency Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, for his initiative to host the Regional Ecological Summit, the high level of its organization, and the traditionally warm hospitality.
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has departed for Bukhara. On April 11, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will pay a working visit to Uzbekistan.