Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today was welcomed at the Presidential palace in Kazakhstan by an honor guard and the national anthems of both countries.

This is the first visit to Kazakhstan by an Israeli Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Netanyahu held a private meeting with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, followed by an expanded meeting.

The two countries signed agreements on research and development, aviation, civil service commissions and agricultural cooperation, as well as a declaration on establishing an agricultural consortium. It was also agreed that teams would be established to study high-tech and security development.