Minister of Development of Greece expressed an interest in diversifying bilateral trade

Athens, November 14, 2023 – Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Hellenic Republic Yerlan Baudarbek-Kozhatayev held a meeting with the Minister of Development of Greece Konstantinos Skrekas and discussed the possibility of expanding trade, economic and investment relations between the countries.

Ambassador Baudarbek-Kozhatayev informed the interlocutor about the development of bilateral relations in 2023 and ongoing reforms in the economic and political spheres in Kazakhstan.

Minister Konstantinos Skrekas, drawing attention to the fact that in Greece, as part of the transition to a green economy, energy projects of alternative energy sources with a capacity of 2 megawatts are commissioned annually, noted the priority for the Greek economy in the development of the field of renewable energy sources.

In this context, Konstantinos Skrekas confirmed the interest in the implementation of projects under the Memorandum of Strategic Partnership on the sustainable value chain of raw materials, batteries and green hydrogen between the EU and Kazakhstan. And in the field of bilateral trade, he drew attention to the importance and relevance of diversifying trade items and increasing the volume of different types of industrial and agricultural products.

In addition, the Ambassador introduced to the attention of his interlocutor the results of the EBRD and European Commission Study on sustainable transport connectivity between Europe and Central Asia.