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

On October 13, 2021, the 3rd meeting of the Working Group on Transport of the Kazakh-Latvian Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation was held in Almaty within the framework of the International Exhibition "Translogistica Kazakhstan-2021".

The working group was headed by Vice-Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development Berik Kamaliev from the Kazakh side, and Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Communications Uldis Reimanis from the Latvian side.

The meeting took place on the eve of the 8th meeting of the Kazakh-Latvian Intergovernmental Commission, which is scheduled for early November this year.

The members of the Working Group confirmed that the transit and transport sector is fundamental to economic relations between Kazakhstan and Latvia. The possibilities of exporting Kazakhstani goods to Europe, as well as cargo transportation in the opposite direction through seaports and railway infrastructure of Latvia were discussed. The parties noted the importance of the resumption of regular flights by the Latvian national air carrier "airBaltic" between the cities of Almaty and Riga.