Secretary of State of Kazakhstan, Adilbek Dzhaksybekov has met with France’s Ambassador to this country, Francis Etienne at Acorda (residence of Kazakhstan’s president).

“The two sides had discussions on preparations for the official visit of French President Francois Hollande to Kazakhstan, scheduled for the second half of 2014,” Kazakh presidency said on July 22.

During the meeting, they also discussed various aspects of the bilateral cooperation between Kazakhstan and France, as well as the collaboration in the military technical sphere.