Kazakhstan and Canada - 29 Years of Economic Achievement
Ottawa, May 13, 2021 – Kazakhstan-Canadian online conference was held on May 13, 2021 as part of a series of events dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The event discovered Kazakhstan’s achievements over the years of Independence and the development of economic relations between the countries.
In his opening remarks Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Canada, H.E. Akylbek Kamaldinov highlighted that “Kazakhstan is currently passing through important stage of its development and in December 2021 will celebrate the Jubilee - 30th Anniversary of Independence”. Kazakhstan diplomat mentioned the country’s main achievements over the past years and new reforms carried out in the state under the leadership of the Republic of Kazakhstan President Mr. Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev. It was also noted that Canada is an important trade and economic partner of our country and one of the leaders in investment sphere in Kazakhstan.
Ambassador of Canada to Kazakhstan. Thanks to the regional leader and global player in Asia, regional leader and global player "thanks to the vision and confident actions of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nursulan Nazarbayev, who has become a regional leader and global player in Asia, a regional leader and a global player".
Ambassador of Canada to Kazakhstan H.E. Nicolas Brousseau stressed in his welcoming speech that "owing to the vision and confident actions of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, over the years of Independence Kazakhstan has become the most prosperous and dynamically developing country in Central Asia, becoming a regional leader and a global player".
Former Ambassador of Canada to Kazakhstan Margaret Skok shared her memories of diplomatic relations’ establishment in 1992 and first Canadian companies in the mining sector, agriculture, energy, education, etc., which began their activities in Kazakhstan at the dawn of Independence.
Director of the Institute of World Economy and Politics (IWEP) under the Nursultan Nazarbayev Foundation Mr. Yerzhan Saltybayev conducted a detailed review of the history of the economic strengthening of Kazakhstan as an independent state and the formation of a unique model of the country's foreign policy.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of «BAZIS» Mr. Alexander Belovich spoke about the cooperation experience with Canada in the construction sector since 1993, including the transfer of construction technologies and the implementation of joint infrastructure projects in Kazakhstan.
The conference participants were also addressed by the heads of Canadian companies that have been operating in Kazakhstan for over 20 years and have invested hundreds of millions of US dollars in the country's economy. Among them: President of the Cameco uranium company, Co-chairman of the Kazakhstan-Canada Business Council, Honorary Consul of Kazakhstan in the province of Saskatchewan, member of the Foreign Investors Council under the President of Kazakhstan Mr. Tim Gitzel, Managing Director of the Condor Petroleum Mr. Norman Storm, CEO of Ex-Im Trading Mr. David Barker and CEO of AGI-CDCS Kazakhstan Mr. Mark Findley. The Conference was moderated by General Director and Chairman of the Board of Al Hilal Bank Kazakhstan Mr. Gordon Haskins.
The event was held by the initiative of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Canada in cooperation with the Canada Eurasia Russia Business Association (CERBA).