Kazakhstan and Democratic Republic of the Congo strengthens relations

Addis Ababa, 18 June 2021. Today the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Ethiopia Mr. Barlybay Sadykov met with the Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Ethiopia Mr. Jean Leon Ngandu Idunga.

During the meeting the parties raised topical issues of interaction in bilateral and multilateral formats including prospects of conclusion of a bilateral agreement on promotion and reciprocal protection of investments.

Taking into account the current DRC Presidency in the African Union certain issues of interaction with and within this organization were discussed. Among them the cooperation between the AU and TURKSOY was touched upon in the context of the implementation of the UNESCO Resolution on the announcement of 2013-2022 as the "Decade of rapprochement of cultures" which earlier had been initiated by Kazakhstan.

The parties exchanged views on the possibility of a joint fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan informed the interlocutor about the completed launch of the production of the Kazakh vaccine QAZVAC and the prospects for its supply to the African countries.

The parties agreed to continue contacting with a view to strengthening cooperation between Kazakhstan and the DRC.