Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the Kingdom of the Netherlands Askar Zhumagaliyev visited the Dutch province of Zealand

The Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Kingdom of the Netherlands met with the Royal Commissioner (Head of the Province) Khan Polman.

Representatives of the Embassy acquainted the interlocutor with the main achievements in the socio-economic and political development of modern Kazakhstan over the 30 years of independence of the country, the historical role of the First President - Elbasy N. Nazarbayev in the formation of the state, as well as with the key areas of activity of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K. Tokayev.

In turn, H. Polman noted the great economic and human potential of Kazakhstan, the similarity of the tasks facing the two states in the context of common global trends, and, in this regard, shared his opinion that the Netherlands and Kazakhstan could "learn a lot from each other."

The parties discussed the prospects for interregional cooperation in the field of agriculture, chemical industry and nuclear energy, taking into account the Borsele nuclear power plant located in the province. The Executive Director of the operator of the nuclear power plant EPZ Carlo Wouters, expressed interest in the development of Kazakh-Dutch cooperation in the field of supply of uranium and related products to the Netherlands.

In this context, it should be noted that the provincial leadership and part of the Dutch establishment consider nuclear energy, along with renewable energy, as an important component not only in meeting the huge demand for electricity in the Netherlands, but also in reducing carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere and the upcoming energy transit.

Following the meeting, an agreement was reached to hold a number of specific B2B meetings, visit of production and innovation sites in the province of Zeeland. The Royal Commissioner was presented with Abai's book "Words of Wisdom", translated and published in Dutch.

 

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The province of Zeeland (Dutch. Zeeland, Zeeland. Zeêland) is one of the twelve provinces in the southwest of the Netherlands. The capital is Middelburg, with a population of over 380 thousand people. The etymology of the name: "Zealand" - "sea country", from the Netherlands. zee - "sea" and land - "land". In honor of Zealand was named New Zealand (Dutch. Nieuw-Zeeland), originally discovered by the Dutch navigator Abel Tasman).