Regional cooperation of Kazakhstan with Brazilian states is expanding

Porto Alegre, May 19, 2021 – at the invitation of the Brazilian side, Ambassador of Kazakhstan Bolat Nussupov paid a working visit to the state of Rio Grande do Sul, which is one of the largest industrial and economically developed regions of Brazil.

During his stay in Porto Alegre, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan held meetings with the Minister of the State for Environment and Infrastructure Luis Viana, President of the Federation of Industry Gilberto Porcello Petry and Managing Director of the Federation of Agriculture Francisco Lineu Schardong, during which he presented the trade, economic, investment and transport potential our country.

At the meeting with the State secretary for Environment and Infrastructure, the parties discussed the prospects for cooperation in the development of renewable energy, incl. in accordance with the goals of the Concept of Kazakhstan on the transition to a "green" economy, greening production, as well as the possibility of implementing joint infrastructure projects.

In the course of negotiations with the specialized federations of the state, priority directions for building up interregional cooperation were discussed. In particular, taking into account the economic opportunities of Rio Grande do Sul, it was proposed to expand cooperation between Kazakhstan and the state in the field of trade, mining and agriculture. It was also proposed that the leading companies of the region, which are members of these federations, join the newly created Kazakhstan-Brazil Business Council, which will strengthen and expand trade, economic and investment cooperation between the two countries.

Rio Grande do Sul is the ninth largest Brazilian state (almost as large as Italy), with a population of 11.3 million. The state ranks fourth in the country in terms of GDP and exports. Rio Grande do Sul has one of the strategic ports in South America - Rio Grande.