Foreign ministries of Kazakhstan and Ukraine held bilateral consultations on intensifying economic cooperation

On October 16, 2020, in Kyiv, Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Askar Shokybaev met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Yevgen Yenin.

 The parties highly appreciated the Kazakh-Ukrainian investment forum that took place yesterday, which confirmed the serious interest of the two countries in the development of multifaceted trade and economic cooperation. Among the priorities are the agro-industrial complex, mechanical engineering and pharmaceuticals. In these industries, the interlocutors emphasized, there is not only a lot of accumulated experience, but also new large projects. First of all, we are talking about the creation of joint ventures on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan to promote finished products to the markets of neighboring states, A. Shokybaev emphasized.

In turn, E. Yenin noted, consistent work in the above areas will generally strengthen cooperation between the two countries. He also confirmed the readiness of the Ukrainian side to hold in the near future the next meeting of the Kazakh-Ukrainian Interstate Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation and bilateral negotiations on transport and communications.

In addition, the parties, in development of the agreements reached during the recent meeting in Slovakia between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan M. Tleuberdi and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine E. Dzhaparova, concretized a number of aspects of deepening interaction between the two countries within the framework of international organizations.