South America shows interest in Kazakhstan

Brasilia, February 18, 2022 - in order to present the investment and trade opportunities of Kazakhstan for the South American region and discuss ways of cooperation, a Round table was held with the participation of the heads of diplomatic missions of Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Ecuador, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil.

Opening the event, Bolat Nussupov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Federative Republic of Brazil, informed the audience about the current development of Kazakhstan and the prospects for interaction with the countries of the region. The Kazakh diplomat noted the great potential for the development of mutually beneficial trade, economic and investment cooperation between Kazakhstan and the countries of South America, especially in the mining industry, agro-industrial complex and trade.

During the meeting, for South American diplomats were presented in detail the trade, economic, transit, transport and investment potential of Kazakhstan, as well as the possibilities of Kazakhstani exports. The representative of NC «Kazakh Invest» Galymzhan Mataev spoke in particular about the priorities of the investment policy, measures taken by the state to improve the investment climate and new support tools for potential investors.

The agenda of the meeting also included issues of expanding cultural, humanitarian and academic exchanges. In particular, training opportunities for Kazakhstani specialists with a professional focus on the South American region and knowledge of Portuguese and Spanish. In terms of an example of successful cultural cooperation between countries, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan Bolat Nussupov named the recent opening of Abay Street and the Square of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Argentine city of Rosario. In addition, the need to develop sister city relations between the regions of Kazakhstan and the countries of South America was noted. Twin cities of Almaty-Rosario, as well as the Brazilian state of Bahia with the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan were named as good examples.

In turn, the heads of diplomatic missions of South American countries showed great interest in our country. Highly appreciating the existing potential of Kazakhstan, the diplomats confirmed their readiness for active cooperation with our country, and also expressed their readiness to provide all possible assistance in this direction.