Kazakhstan, Astana, April 29 / Trend, D. Mukhtarov /
The Israeli Embassy issued 6,000 visas to Kazakhs in 2012, the Israeli Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Astana Tasman Eliyahu told Trend today.
"Our embassy issues visas to about 6,000 Kazakhs per year, 40 percent of them plan to be treated in Israeli medical clinics or they are Kazakh doctors looking to gain the experience with complex operations," he said.
He said that a lot of Israeli surgeons come to Kazakhstan to carry out operations.
"The remaining 60 percent fall to tourists willing to see something in Israel," he said.
The lack of a direct flight is a major obstacle for the development of cooperation between the two countries.