Think tanks of Kazakhstan and Greece signed the Memorandum of Cooperation

Athens, February 16, 2024 - Chairman of the Board of the Foreign Policy Research Institute under the MFA of Kazakhstan Ambassador Bolat Nurgaliev and Director of the Institute of International Economic Relations of Greece Charalambos Tsardanidis signed a Memorandum of Cooperation.

The research institutes of the two countries agreed to develop and strengthen cooperation through the exchange of information, the development of projects and research programs, and the establishment of regular working contacts.

The Ambassador of Kazakhstan in the Hellenic Republic Yerlan Baudarbek-Kozhatayev, who delivered a speech during the official signing ceremony of the Memorandum, introduced the audience to the large-scale political and economic reforms in Kazakhstan, emphasizing the impact of socio-economic transformations on the well-being of Kazakhstan’s society.

President of the Association of Limited Liability Companies and Entrepreneurship of Greece Simos Anastasopoulos noted that he was impressed by the economic development of Kazakhstan as he visited the country as Chairman of the Competitiveness Council of Greece and expressed confidence that cooperation between the "think tanks" of the two countries will develop new approaches to deepen bilateral cooperation.

Ambassador Bolat Nurgaliev delivered a lecture to an audience of representatives of the expert community, entrepreneurs and the diplomatic corps on the topic “Central Asia and the European Union in the context of new geopolitical realities” on the sidelines of the event.

Reference: The Institute of International Economic Research was founded in February 1993 by the Association of Limited Liability Companies and Entrepreneurship of Greece. The Institute conducts research on the most significant contemporary issues on the international agenda and international economic relations.