Chairman of the Grand East region of France, Franck Leroy is interested in cooperation with Kazakhstan and congratulates our people on the upcoming Republic Day

STRASBOURG, October 20, 2023 - Consul General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Strasbourg Anuarbek Akhmetov was received by the Chairman of the French Grand East (GE) Franck Leroy and discussed issues of cooperation development.

The Head of the region was informed about the policy and reforms, implemented by the President of Kazakhstan Kasym-Jomart Tokayev, his foreign policy and economic initiatives, as well as a rich cooperation agenda with the GE.

The Consulate General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Strasbourg, opened in 2020 by the initiative of the Head of our state, during the three years of its functioning organized visits of delegations of both sides, worked out joint economic and humanitarian projects, expanded the circle of "Friends of Kazakhstan" among major politicians, businessmen and scientists.

The parties welcomed that specific investment projects are being promoted in the production of construction materials, food and agricultural products in Kazakhstan, as well as expanding cultural exchanges and cooperation in the field of medicine, higher and technical education.

A.Akhmetov proposed to the Administration of the French region of the GE headed by F. Leroy to establish interregional cooperation with the Administration of Pavlodar region and with the Administration of East Kazakhstan region.

Frank Leroy expressed his readiness to establish such interregional cooperation with emphasis on exchange of experience in the field of decentralization, development of projects in the field of industry, agriculture, education, digitalization and others. Opportunities of Pavlodar and East Kazakhstan regions will be carefully studied out by him in order to adopt a Cooperation Roadmap for 2024-2026. It was agreed that in the nearest future video-negotiations will be held in order to gain concrete results by coming November 1.

In conclusion, Chairman of the French Grand East region Franck Leroy, expressed warm congratulations and best wishes to the President of Kazakhstan K. Tokayev and the People of Kazakhstan on the occasion of the upcoming Republic Day.

He also wished further success to Consul General A. Akhmetov in connection with the completion of his diplomatic mission in Strasbourg.

For reference: The large and most developed French Grand Est region includes the well-known Alsace, Lorraine, Champagne and other territories in the north-east of France with its capital in Strasbourg. Occupying 10% of the territory of the whole country, the region borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Switzerland, being France's leading exporter and industrial locomotive. The basis of the region's economy (7% of France's GDP or about 150 billion euros) is engineering, metallurgy, energy, light and food industry, agriculture, construction, tourism, transportation and logistics.