President of the Senate of the Romanian Parliament: Kazakhstan is our key partner in Central Asia

17.10.2023, Bucharest - deepening of political dialog with a focus on economic partnership and cooperation in the international arena was the main agenda of the talks between the Ambassador of Kazakhstan Yerlik Ali and the President of the Senate of Parliament Nicolae Ciucă.

During the meeting the parties discussed in detail a wide range of issues of Kazakh-Romanian interaction, confirming mutual commitment to intensify contacts both at the highest level and through inter-parliamentary diplomacy.

In addition, the parties expressed mutual interest in increasing cooperation in such areas as science and green energy technologies, chemical industry and education.

The Ambassador of Kazakhstan noted that Romania is an important political and economic partner of Kazakhstan in the European Union. In particular, the readiness to continue mutually beneficial cooperation with Bucharest within the framework of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the EU and the EU Strategy for Central Asia was expressed.

Y. Ali emphasized that the development of trade and economic cooperation is given special attention, as Romania is Kazakhstan's trade partner No. 1 in Eastern Europe, and ranks 5th in Europe and 10th in the world. At the same time, there are prospects for diversification of the structure of Kazakhstan's exports up to 500 million dollars.

Along with this, the Kazakh diplomat informed about the key domestic political and socio-economic reforms implemented within the framework of the Address of the President of Kazakhstan Kasym-Jomart Tokayev "Economic Course of Just Kazakhstan".

In turn, the President of the Senate said that for Romania, Kazakhstan is a key partner in the Central Asian region, which is of particular economic interest in terms of imports needed for the energy sector.

At the same time, according to Mr. Ciucă, the meeting of the Presidents of Romania and Kazakhstan on the margins of the UNGA in September 2023 raised the bilateral political relations to a level that will allow for the development of economic cooperation in the future. In particular, it was noted that economic exchanges have a sustainable growth potential and relations can be strengthened in all areas.

At the same time, Mr. Ciucă noted the special role of the parliamentary diplomacy in strengthening the relations between the countries, and expressed his intention to continue to make every effort to achieve the fruitfulness of the inter-parliamentary dialog.  

At the end of the meeting, the sides exchanged views on a wide range of topical issues on the international and regional agenda.