Issues of cooperation between Kazakhstan and Latvia in transit and transport sphere were discussed

Riga, September 30, 2021 – Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Latvia Timur Primbetov met with the Minister of Transport of the Republic of Latvia Talis Linkaits. The meeting was held on the initiative of the Kazakh side.

During the meeting, the interlocutors discussed the state and prospects of bilateral cooperation in transit and transport sphere, which have the priority importance of cooperation for both sides.

Special attention was paid to the preparation and holding of the eighth meeting of the Kazakh-Latvian Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation, of which Minister Linkaits is co-chairman of the Latvian side. The Kazakh part of the Commission is headed by Yerlan Alimbayev Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The drafts Agenda and Protocol of the upcoming meeting were discussed, as well as the time and format of the event. In addition, the interlocutors exchanged views on the participation of the Latvian delegation in the international transport exhibition «Transport and Logistics 2021», which will be held on October 13-15 this year in Almaty.

During the meeting, Timur Primbetov acquainted the Latvian Minister with the main provisions of the September Address of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to the people of Kazakhstan, and informed about the implementation of large-scale political and socio-economic reforms carried out in our country under the leadership of the Head of State.