Kazakhstan’s Ambassador visits Sør-Trøndelag county

Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Norway Mr. Adil Tursunov made a trip to Trondheim, the administrative center of Sør-Trøndelag county.
During the trip, he held a meeting with the Mayor of Trondheim Ms. Rita Ottervik. The Ambassador informed the Mayor about the political and socio-economic reforms in Kazakhstan on the initiative of the President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
The parties also considered the prospects for establishing Kazakh-Norwegian interregional cooperation.
Plans for cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Trondheim and establishment of the Kazakhstan Honorary Consul’s office in Trondelag county were discussed with Ms. Lisa Marie Dickson, Director of the Department of International Cooperation of the Trondheim City Hall.
Prospects for innovative cooperation between the two countries were discussed at the meeting with the leadership of the Norwegian Industrial and Technical Research Foundation (SINTEF) – Vice President for Energy Research Mr. Petter Støa, Director of Industrial Research Mr. Lars Sørum, Head of Public Relations Mr. Jostein Moen. The parties considered opportunities to implement joint scientific and technical projects, transfer Norwegian advanced technologies to Kazakhstan and strengthen the scientific personnel potential of our country.
Points of dialogue in higher education were outlined at the meeting with the Pro-rector of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Ms. Marit Reitan. In particular, the parties discussed possibilities of opening branches of foreign universities in Kazakhstan, academic exchanges and cooperation within the Kazakhstan's Presidential Scholarship “Bolashak”. The Ambassador also invited the University management to take part in the International Educational Fair to be held in Kazakhstan next year.
The Ambassador also visited the production facility of Karmaceli AS which deals with processing and packaging of fish products in Steinsdalen. The Norwegian company intends to obtain appropriate certificates for export of its products to Kazakhstan.
Mr. Adil Tursunov also met with representatives of Kazakh diaspora living in Trondheim. They looked into possibilities of organizing cultural events to unite Kazakhstanis, promoting the state language and popularizing Kazakh culture in Norway.
In general, the meetings showed broad prospects and the Sør-Trøndelag region’s growing interest in cooperation with our country. The parties agreed to intensify interregional cooperation including through hosting joint business and innovation events in Trondheim.