BISHKEK - Astana and Kabul agreed on cooperation in the field of emergency situations and civil defense. The agreement was reached during President Ashraf Ghani's visit to Kazakhstan.

The agreement on cooperation in civil defense, prevention and liquidation of emergency situations was signed between the governments of Kazakhstan and Afghanistan.

The sides have also signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the field of culture.

In a joint press conference with President Ghani, Nursultan Nazarbayev said that Kazakhstan will send more than 600 thousand tons of wheat to Afghanistan.

“We talked about multilateral cooperation and, of course, our economic relations. Kazakhstan will direct more than 600 thousand tons of wheat to Afghanistan,” Nursultan Nazarbayev said.

Nazarbayev further added that due to the fact that Afghanistan is going through very difficult times, we are providing humanitarian assistance. We will continue to provide assistance to Afghanistan.

Kazakhstan provides humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan annually, he added.

The Kazakh President also added that during the talks the sides discussed issues of transportation of wheat.

In May and September 2014, Kazakhstan provided assistance worth more than $3 million.