Qatar Fund for Development ready to expand cooperation with Kazakhstan

This was stated by the Director General of the Fund Khalifa Jassem Al-Kuwari at a meeting with the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Qatar Arman Isagaliev.

During the conversation, the sides discussed issues of enhancing bilateral cooperation, including through the implementation of various projects on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Currently, the Qatar Foundation is working on the realization of a project for the construction of a perinatal complex in the village of Otegen Batyr, Almaty region, worth 18 million US dollars. On this project, it is planned to sign a memorandum between the Government of the Almaty region and the Qatar Development Fund in the near future.

Previously, this fund has already financed various projects in the Republic of Kazakhstan, including the construction of a secondary school in Nur-Sultan. This object was erected as a gift to the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan for its 20th anniversary in 2018. By the decision of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, this school was named after the Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.

In addition, during the meeting, the Kazakh diplomat informed the interlocutor about the establishment of the Kazakhstan Agency for Assistance to International Development "KazAID" in August this Year. The head of the Qatari foundation expressed interest in establishing contacts cooperation with the newly created structure of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

For reference: Qatar Development Fund is a public financial institution that, on behalf of the state, implements socially significant projects of official development assistance to strengthen international cooperation within the framework of Qatar's National Strategy 2030.