Brazilian delegation visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan

Astana, April 11, 2023 – As part of the visit of the Brazilian economic delegation to Astana, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Almas Aidarov, met with the Vice President of the National Confederation of Industry of Brazil, Gilberto Porcello Petry.

During the talks, the parties discussed the main aspects of trade, economic and investment cooperation between the two countries and emphasized a noticeable increase in mutual trade and business activity last year. An important priority of the meeting was to give impetus to expand investment cooperation by attracting more Brazilian companies to the implementation of joint projects in Kazakhstan. The parties also exchanged mutual congratulations on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations this year.

Welcoming the arrival of the Brazilian delegation, Almas Aidarov spoke about the measures taken by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan to improve the investment climate and new tools to support potential investors. Considering the importance of developing trade, economic and investment cooperation with Brazil, the Kazakh diplomat noted that the visit of the Brazilian delegation to Astana would give an additional impetus to the entire spectrum of bilateral cooperation.

In turn, Gilberto Petry, thanking the Kazakh side for the warm welcome and meaningful conversation, highly appreciated the potential of bilateral economic cooperation between Brazil and Kazakhstan, and also confirmed his readiness to make every effort to further develop the mutually beneficial partnership between the two countries. The interlocutor also acquainted A. Aidarov with the program of the upcoming April 13 this year. the second meeting of the Business Committee «Kazakhstan – Brazil», which will be held under the co-chairmanship of the National Confederation of Industry of Brazil (CNI) and JSC NC «QazIndustry» in the capital of Kazakhstan.

This year, Kazakhstan and Brazil celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

For reference: The first meeting of the RK-Brazil Business Council was held in December 2021 with the participation of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Almas Aidarov in the capital of Brazil. Bilateral trade between Kazakhstan and Brazil doubled in 2022 and amounted to $364.4 million (exports - $84.7 million, imports - $279.4 million). For January-February of this year. the volume of mutual trade increased by 333% compared to the same period last year and reached 58.9 million US dollars (Kazakh export - 28.8 million dollars, import from Brazil - 30.2 million dollars).