On May 2, 2025, Chairman of the FPRI Board Bolat Nurgaliyev, held an online meeting with President of the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES) Werner Fasslabend and AIES Board Member Martin Sajdik.
The meeting was also attended by AIES research fellow Christoph Schwarz, as well as FPRI experts Valeriy Sitenko and Gulden Kaskarbayeva.
Within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two institutes in June 2024, the participants exchanged views on key areas of cooperation, including interaction on the EU Strategy for Central Asia.
They also assessed the current state and prospects of Kazakhstan-Austria relations and discussed potential joint projects.
An agreement was reached to further develop cooperation and maintain regular contact.