The President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev signed decree opening the Consulate General of Kazakhstan in Samarkand, the Dunyo news agency reported.
Samarkand, Bukhara, Jizzakh, Surkhandarya, Kashkadarya provinces, as well as Karakalpakstan were set as consular districts.
The consulate will strive for the development of investment, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.