Kazakhstan took part in the 16th Meeting of the “Central Asia – Republic of Korea” Cooperation Forum

Ashgabat, November 1, 2023 – The Kazakh delegation headed by the Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu took part in the 16th meeting of the Central Asia – Republic of Korea Cooperation Forum. The event was also attended by the foreign ministers of the Republic of Korea, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan.

During the meeting, the participants discussed issues of cooperation in the field of transport and logistics, healthcare and medicine, climate change and environmental protection, information and communication technologies, education and science as well as tourism.

The ministers outlined the priorities of their countries and the contours of interaction between the Central Asian countries and the Republic of Korea.

In his speech, the Kazakh Foreign Minister noted that Kazakhstan highly appreciates the contribution of the Forum to the development of mutually beneficial cooperation between the countries of Central Asia and the Republic of Korea. “Effective promotion of our common broad agenda will contribute to increasing the global competitiveness of the countries of the region,” said Murat Nurtleu.

In general, intensifying multifaceted cooperation between the Central Asian countries and the Republic of Korea on the basis of mutual respect and benefit meets the common interests of the region and is an important factor in sustainable development.

Following the event, a Joint Statement was adopted by the heads of delegations of the Central Asian countries and the Republic of Korea.

On the sidelines of the Forum, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan held a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, Park Jin, and discussed with him issues of bilateral cooperation and interaction in a multilateral format.

The parties highly appreciated the current political cooperation between the two countries and expressed satisfaction over the development of trade and investment interaction. At the end of 2022, trade turnover exceeded 6 billion US dollars, and the volume of Korean investments in the Republic of Kazakhstan reached 1.5 billion US dollars.