The 14th meeting of the Kazakh-Romanian intergovernmental commission took place in Astana

On September 24, 2018 the 14th meeting of the Kazakh-Romanian intergovernmental commission for trade, economic and scientific and technical cooperation was conducted in Astana, which was attended by representatives of state bodies and companies of the two countries.
The Kazakh part was headed by the vice - minister of the Energy of the RoK Magzum Mirzagaliyev.
Romanian part – by Gabriela Mihaela Voycile, State Secretary of the Ministry of Business Environment, Trade and Entrepreneurship of Romania.
During the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation in trade and economy, energy, transport, shipbuilding, science, education and information and communication technologies. Following the meeting, the Parties signed the relevant Protocol.
On September 25, 2018 Kazakhstan-Romanian business forum was held, which marked new opportunities and prospects for partnership between representatives of business circles of the two countries.
At the end of the Forum, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Astana and the Chamber of Commerce in Bucharest.
Within the framework of the visit to Astana, the Romanian delegation held bilateral meetings with the Minister of Energy K.Bozumbayev, the Minister for Investments and Development J. Kasymbek and the Deputy Minister of National Economy R. Dalenov.
In addition, on 26 September the Romanian delegation visited Almaty, where they took part in the KIOGE-2018 Kazakhstan International Exhibition and Conference, and also met with Deputy Mayor of Almaty A.Madiyev, Director of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs Atameken "T. Bagdat, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Enterprise Development Fund" Damu "D. Abilkairov.
Romania is one of the priority partners of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the European Union.
The trade turnover between our countries in 2017 amounted to 992.3 million US dollars. Its main part is in oil and oil products.