Consul General met with the Mayor of Saarbrücken

On September 3, the Consul General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Frankfurt am Main Mr. Yermukhambet Konuspayev met with the Mayor of Saarbrücken Mr. Uwe Konrad.

The Consul General informed the Mayor of Saarbrücken about current development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as the ways for expanding trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the city of Saarbrücken.

The Mayor of Saarbrücken, in turn, noted the interest of the city in intensifying and strengthening of the bilateral cooperation with the Kazakh side in various directions, also expressed his readiness to provide the Consulate General with the necessary assistance and support in holding events dedicated to Kazakhstan.

The parties also exchanged views on the possibilities of establishing direct interregional cooperation between two cities Karaganda and Saarbrücken, as well as on the prospects for organizing mutual visits of their administrations as the situation with coronavirus is resolved in the world.

For reference: Saarbrücken is the administrative center of the Federal State of Saarland with population of 183 thousand people. Saarbrücken is the economic, scientific and cultural center of the Saar-Moselle region. There are metallurgical, optical-mechanical, ceramic, brewing, machine-building and other industries here. In general, 15 thousand companies are registered in the city, that offers more than 100 thousand jobs, 6 higher educational institutions are successfully operating, where 25 thousand students are studying, and a number of research organizations specializing primarily in the development of information technologies and the study of artificial intelligence.