Landlocked Kazakhstan reaches across borders to the world
Yerzhan Ashikbayev, Kazakhstan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, speaks with “Diva” on being landlocked, international cooperation, stability and peace. By Annegret Mathari, Almaty (Text), Peter Kenny (Photos) Kazakhstan is the world’s ninth largest country. But it is also the biggest landlocked country. “Therefore, to be part of global processes, we need to reach out to immediate neighbours and the global world. Being landlocked means dependence on your neighbours,” says Yerzhan Ashikbayev, Kazakhstan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. China’s Belt…
