His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday received Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev who is on a two-day official visit to the kingdom.

King Abdullah and the Kazakh President underlined the need to draw up specific programmes to boost cooperation in various fields including energy, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, food industries and tourism.

In their talks, the two leaders discussed means to foster bilateral ties, developments in the region, and regional and international issues of mutual concern.

They also agreed that officials from both countries will develop specific plans and determine the necessary steps to increase bilateral economic cooperation and benefit from bilateral agreements in different fields.

King Abdullah and Nazarbayev have exchanged several visits over the past years, during which a total of 13 agreements were signed between the two countries.

The two leaders also discussed ways to benefit from the opportunities at hand to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the fields of services, medical care, pharmaceutical and defence industries, ICT and construction.

At the meeting, the King highlighted investment opportunities in the Kingdom.

They also discussed regional and international issues of mutual concern, especially efforts to re-start peace Palestinian-Israeli peace talks, in accordance with a two-state solution that ensures the creation of an independent, sovereign and viable Palestinian state on Palestinian national soil.

Discussions also covered challenges and issues of concern to the Muslim world, with the two leaders stressing the importance of enhancing and institutionalising cooperation among Muslim countries to face the challenges at hand.

Nazarbayev is accompanied by a business delegation representing different sectors. On Monday, the joint Jordanian-Kazakh Business Council met in Amman to discuss means to foster commercial cooperation and enhance investments.

Jordan's imports from Kazakhstan over the past five years stood at about $127 million, while exports to the Central Asian nation stood at $3.5 million in spite of transportation obstacles.