Kazakh-Ethiopian seminar

October 31, 2020, Addis Ababa, - A seminar "On the state and prospects of trade, economic and investment cooperation between Kazakhstan and Ethiopia" was held in the building of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Ethiopia with the participation of representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, other state bodies of Ethiopia and business circles of Addis - Ababa.

Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan B. Sadykov and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia Devano Kedir addressed

the participants with welcoming remarks. The B.Sadykov made a presentation on the trade, economic and investment potential of Kazakhstan, the film "Kazakhstan Today" was shown to the participants.

A representative of the Ethiopian Investment Commission and a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia made their presentations on the investment climate of Ethiopia and the prospects for trade and economic cooperation between Ethiopia and Kazakhstan.

The information presented aroused great interest among the participants, who made comments in support of cooperation and asked practical questions regarding doing business with Kazakhstan.

In particular, they noted the points of contact between the two countries in political and economic issues, the need to search for priority areas of interaction and jointly solve common problems, such as the lack of direct access to the sea, the complexity of transport links, etc. Business representatives were interested in the possibility of establishing contacts with exporters and importers of Kazakhstan.

All questions were answered in detail. Participants from both sides came to a common opinion on the need to continue contacts and meetings in order to point out the spheres of interaction and reach the level of active and fruitful cooperation.