International Leaders and Organizations Extend New Year 2025 Congratulations to Tokayev
Astana, The Gulf Observer: As the New Year 2025 approaches, leaders from foreign countries and heads of international organizations have been sending heartfelt letters of congratulations to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the President of Kazakhstan, according to Akorda. The messages express well wishes for peace, prosperity, and continued success in the coming year.
Among the notable figures sending their congratulations are President Vladimir Putin of Russia, President Xi Jinping of China, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan, and President Sadyr Zhaparov of Kyrgyzstan. Other leaders include President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan, Chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan.
The list of congratulatory messages also includes high-ranking officials such as President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, President Vahagn Khachaturyan of Armenia, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia, UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, ruler of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Additionally, British Premier Keir Starmer, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and King Abdullah II of Jordan have extended their greetings.
Leaders from other countries, including King Harald V of Norway, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, and President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau, have also conveyed their best wishes.
Messages of congratulations have been sent by various heads of international organizations such as SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, ECO Secretary-General Asad Majeed Khan, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, TURKSOY Secretary-General Sultan Raev, CIS Secretary-General Sergey Lebedev, and Eni S.p.A. CEO Claudio Descalzi. In addition, former heads of state, prominent officials, business leaders, and representatives from diplomatic missions and financial institutions have also expressed their New Year greetings.
Congratulatory letters continue to be sent, underscoring the warm relations and strong international ties Kazakhstan maintains with countries and organizations around the world.