Kazakhstan and the UAE intend to further strengthen full-scale cooperation

Kazakhstan and the UAE intend to further strengthen full-scale cooperation

Nur-Sultan, August 19, 2021 - Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates held the 8th meeting of the joint intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation.

The meeting was co-chaired by Mukhtar Tileuberdi, the Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and by Suhail Al Mazrouei, the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure of the UAE.

During the meeting, new directions of bilateral trade and economic relations and prospects for cooperation in the field of agriculture and food security, investment, energy, logistics and transport, space, digital technologies and innovations, healthcare, education, labor, technical regulation and standardization, geology, tourism, culture were discussed. The issues of further development of the legal framework between Kazakhstan and the UAE were also considered.

During the exchange of views, the parties agreed to periodically hold trade missions, business forums and other joint events. Also, the parties agreed on strengthening cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence, digital economy and the development of joint projects.

Concluding the online meeting, the Protocol of 8th session of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission was signed.