A formal welcome ceremony for President of Kazakhstan Qasym-Jomart Toqaev, who arrived in the Republic of Türkiye on an official visit, was held at the presidential palace in Ankara, infohub.kz reports.

According to the Akorda, an honor guard was drawn up in honor of the Kazakh head of state. As his motorcade arrived at the palace, the President of Kazakhstan was escorted by a horse guard.

Qasym-Jomart Toqaev was received by President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The national anthems of Kazakhstan and Türkiye were played, accompanied by a 21-gun artillery salute.

The two leaders inspected the honor guard formation and introduced the members of their official delegations to each other. Talks between the heads of state then began in a narrow format.