Issues of cooperation in the transit and transport sector discussed

Riga, September 13, 2022 – At the initiative of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Latvia, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia with Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Transport, Head of the Kazakh-Latvian Working Group on Transport Uldis Reimanis.

The parties discussed the state and prospects of bilateral cooperation in the transit and transport sector, noting the positive dynamics. Thus, in the first half of this year, the trade turnover and transit of goods between the countries more than doubled.

A thorough exchange of views took place on further joint efforts aimed at expanding and strengthening transport and logistics ties between Kazakhstan and Latvia.

An important practical step in this direction will be the participation of a representative delegation of Latvia in the 25th Kazakhstan International Exhibition "Transport and Logistics" in Almaty (September 20-22, 2022). The Latvian side is interested in holding profile meetings with its Kazakh counterparts, including within the framework of the Working Group on Transport. The delegation, which will include representatives of state and private structures of Latvia, will be headed by Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Transport U. Reimanis. A Latvian national stand will be organized at the exhibition.

Ambassador of Kazakhstan Timur Primbetov briefed the high-ranking Latvian interlocutor with the main theses of the September Address of the Head of State to the people of Kazakhstan “A Fair State. One nation. Prosperous Society". The diplomat emphasized the economic orientation of the Address, as well as the importance attached by the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to the development of the transit potential of our country.

At the end of the conversation, an agreement was reached to hold the next meeting following the results of the visit of the Latvian delegation to Kazakhstan. At the end of the meeting, an agreement was reached to hold another meeting following the results of the participation of the Latvian delegation in the transport exhibition in Kazakhstan.