The governor of Almaty met with an Italian ambassador, Pasquale D'Avino

During the meeting, Bauyrzhan Baibek noted that Italy has become the first trade partner of Kazakhstan among the countries of the European Union. For 25 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, partnerships have been established across the entire spectrum of directions.

According to Pasquale D'Avino, a great potential for strengthening bilateral relations has been laid in the sphere of tourism.

"Our tourists are constantly showing interest in Central Asia. Almaty has all the necessary infrastructure and a high level of service to start studying the region as a whole from here," the Ambassador of Italy said.

For today in the city there are 70 enterprises with the participation of Italian capital in construction, IT, pharmaceuticals, etc. This year, according to the technology of the Italian company MACPRESSE Europa S.R.L. in Almaty it is planned to launch a waste sorting complex.

Over the past year, the trade turnover between the Almaty city and Italy increased by 5.3% and amounted to 302.2 million US dollars.