European politician interested in Kazakhstan

STRASBOURG, June 27, 2023 - Anne Sander, a major Alsatian politician and member of the European Parliament, during a meeting with Anuarbek Akhmetov, Consul General of Kazakhstan in Strasbourg, expressed readiness to assist Kazakhstan in stepping up cooperation with Alsace and the French Grand-Est region.

An influential politician from French Alsace, Anne Sander is one of the quaestor of the European Parliament, which oversees financial and administrative matters, and is also a member of the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture. At the same time, as a member of the regional assembly of eastern France, she is a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Grand-Est region, which borders Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Belgium.

During the meeting, the French politician was informed about the current political and economic situation in the country, the reforms undertaken by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, his vision of geopolitical challenges, as well as the results of the Astana International Forum. The Consul General also handed over to the MEP the text of the speech of the Head of State at the Second Kurultai translated into French, in which the priorities of ideological and internal political development of Kazakhstan are indicated.

Separately, it was explained the efforts made by Kazakhstan to comply with the sanctions regime in order to continue mutually beneficial cooperation with the European Union, which is the main foreign trade partner of our country and is now initiating in Kazakhstan large-scale investment projects in the field of energy.

Details were given about the achievements of the Consulate General and joint projects with the Grand-Est region in the field of industry, agriculture, higher education, medicine and culture.

Anne Sander expressed gratitude to  President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for his wise decision to establish a Consulate General in Strasbourg, which allows more active promotion of joint projects with such economically developed regions of France as Alsace and the Grand-Est.

"Knowing the huge potential of Kazakhstan in the field of agriculture and having some personal experience in this industry, I will talk to the leaders of French groups to develop a partnership with your country," - said Ms. Sander.

"I would like to wish Kazakhstan and its leadership further success in economic and political construction, as well as to assure their interest in promoting mutually beneficial contacts and projects. I am ready to  contribute to the expansion of the circle of friends of your country in France", - in conclusion the European MP assured.