Head of region received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Republic of Lithuania

Today the head of the region Serik Shapkenov met with a delegation led by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lithuania to Kazakhstan Gintautas Vasiulis. The parties discussed issues of attracting investments to the region, the Press Service of the akim of the region reports.

At the meeting, Serik Shapkenov stressed that diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and Lithuania are developing day by day, cooperation is growing. The head of the region noted that a favorable environment for investments has been created in the region. We are actively managing to implement joint projects with foreign investors.

“Friendly relations have developed between the two countries. Today there is an opportunity to develop mutually beneficial trade and economic cooperation to strengthen ties. I am sure that mutual contacts will give an additional impetus to the development of our cooperation and the strengthening of friendly relations. Favorable conditions have been created in the Atyrau region for the implementation of investment projects. This suggests that we are ready to develop effective joint projects that our region needs,” S. Shapkenov said.

The parties discussed such areas as tourism, industry and the agricultural sector, transport and logistics, information technology, and the development of medical rehabilitation centers. Foreign investors offered to develop medical, health and medical tourism in Atyrau.

By the way, in January-August of this year, the foreign trade turnover of the Atyrau region with Lithuania reached 232.5 million US dollars. Of these, the volume of exports is 231.1 million US dollars, imports - 1.4 million US dollars.