On the meeting with the Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan

Nur-Sultan, August 26, 2021 – First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Shakhrat Nuryshev held a meeting with Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Satoshi Nakanishi.

The meeting was focused on the discussion of the state quo and prospects for the development of the Kazakh-Japanese strategic partnership.

Mr. Nuryshev stressed the importance of political dialogue at the highest level, close contact between the parliaments of Kazakhstan and Japan, progressive development, trade, economic and investment ties, as well as humanitarian contacts between the two countries.

Mr. Nakanishi highlighted the special role of Kazakhstan in non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and advancing the idea of a nuclear-free world. The interaction of the two countries within the framework of the "Central Asia Plus Japan" Dialogue and international organizations, especially the UN, was commended.

The Kazakh side expressed appreciation to Japan for a grant to purchase the necessary medical equipment for the treatment of COVID-19. This friendly gesture echoes the spirit of the strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and Japan.

The parties reached an agreement on further diversification of investment cooperation in such sectors as digitalization, finance, agriculture and the green economy. In that regard, they also underlined the importance of holding the 8th Meeting of the Joint Commission of Government and Private Sectors of Japan and Kazakhstan on Economic Cooperation as soon as possible.

Japan is one of the 10 largest foreign investors in the economy of Kazakhstan with a total investment of more than 7 billion US dollars.