Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Almas Aidarov Holds Talks with the President of Siemens AG in Russia, Belarus, and Central Asia Alexander Liberov

BERLIN, 28 May 2020 – Kazakhstan’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Almas Aidarov, and the President of Siemens AG in Russia, Belarus and Central Asia, Alexander Liberov, have held talks via video link. Also participating in the online meeting were the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Germany Dauren Karipov, Kazakhstan’s Vice Minister of Energy Zhanat Zhakhmetova, the heads of the Investment Committee of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry and departments of Kazakhstan’s Ministries for Industry and Infrastructure Development as well as Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry.

The meeting centered on the implementation of agreements reached by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokaev, and the President and CEO of Siemens AG, Joe Kaeser, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on 14 February 2020. In addition, the parties discussed the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Siemens AG, signed by the Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Roman Sklyar and Alexander Liberov in February 2020, as a foundation for building long-term mutually beneficial relations.

The interlocutors  agreed to continue cooperation on issues of industrial automation, mobility and healthcare, the implementation of projects in the field of power generation, the introduction of elements of "smart" electric networks, and the creation of a center of competence for digital transformation.

Moreover, it was decided to regularly hold such discussions, including through specially created working groups.