Kazakhstan and Siemens Discuss Cooperation during Online Meeting with Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar and Aide to the President of Kazakhstan Kanat Bozumbayev

BERLIN, 19 August 2020 – At the initiative of the Government of Kazakhstan and with the organizational support of Kazakhstan’s Embassy in Germany, an online meeting took place today between the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Roman Sklyar, Aide to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kanat Bozumbayev, and top executives from Siemens – the President and CEO of Siemens Energy, Christian Bruch, CEO of Siemens Advanta, Aymeric Sarrazin, and President of Siemens in Russia, Belarus and Central Asia, Alexander Liberov.

The online meeting was also attended by Kazakhstan’s Vice Ministers for Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace, Energy, Industry and Infrastructure Development, Education and Science, heads of the Investment Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kazakh Invest NC, KEGOC JSC, Samruk-Energo JSC, KazMunayGas JSC, as well as Siemens’ regional managers.

The main topic of the meeting was the implementation of the agreements reached during the meeting of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev with the President of Siemens AG Joe Kaeser, held on 15 February 2020 on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, as well as the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Siemens AG, signed by Kazakhstan Deputy PM Roman Sklyar and the Siemens’ Alexander Liberov on 14 February 2020.

Within the framework of the meeting, an exchange of views took place on the implementation of joint projects in the field of digitalization and automation of several industries, energy and renewable energy, as well as the healthcare industry. During the meeting, emphasis was made on the possible assistance from Siemens in organizing advanced training programs for technical experts from Kazakhstan. During the meeting, the Kazakh side presented the current results of the implementation of the "Digital Kazakhstan" State Program and comprehensive measures to introduce "green" technologies and the transition to a "green" economy.

The parties agreed to hold regular meetings in this format with a view towards contributing to the development of cooperation between Kazakh government bodies and Siemens in various economic sectors.

Siemens AG is a leading global technology group that has been operating for over 170 years. The company is represented in more than 190 countries and specializes in areas such as electrification, automation and digitalization of industries. Through separately managed companies such as Siemens Energy and Siemens Mobility, the firm is involved in energy systems and the global market for passenger and freight transport. In fiscal 2019, the Group achieved turnover of 86.8 billion euros and a net profit of 5.6 billion euros. The company employs about 385 thousand people around the world.

This year, as a result of the spin-off of Siemens' energy business, the new global company Siemens Energy was created. After its planned IPO in September 2020, Siemens Energy will become an independent company. Siemens Energy‘s products, solutions and technologies are designed to meet the challenges of oil and gas production, processing and transportation, energy and heat production at central and distributed TPPs and power transmission. It also includes technologies for energy conversion, including storage and cross-sectoral solutions. A majority stake in Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy will enable a full-fledged product portfolio with a forward-looking perspective. Siemens Energy intends to become a leader in decarbonization of the global energy system. In May 2020, Christian Bruch became President and Chair of the Management Board.