8th meeting of the Kazakhstan-Latvian Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation

Nur-Sultan, 3rd of November, 2021 - The 8th meeting of the Kazakhstan-Latvian Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation was held in the videoconference mode. Kazakh delegation was headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yerlan Alimbayev and Latvian delegation was headed by the Minister of Communications Talis Linkaits.

In accordance with the Agenda of the meeting, delegations discussed the current situation and prospects of the cooperation in the areas of mutual interest: transport, logistics, trade, ICT, "green economy", ecology, agriculture and food industry, health care, tourism. Special attention was paid to the issues of interaction in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Following the results of the Commission's work, the relevant Protocol was adopted, which included proposals by the ministries and departments of the two countries for the further development of cooperation between Kazakhstan and Latvia.