
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's working trip to the North Kazakhstan region continued with a visit to the CLAAS agricultural machinery assembly plant. The President was shown the combine harvesters, tractors and seeding complexes assembled here, and also told about plans for the further development of production.
The head of state highly appreciated the international reputation of CLAAS and stressed the need to establish long-term cooperation with the German concern.
"The arrival of CLAAS on the Kazakhstani market is an event of a very large scale, at least beyond Kazakhstan. This is a major investment event," the President believes.
During the site visit, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with foreign investors implementing a number of projects in the region.
Regional Director of CLAAS in the CIS countries Nils Roitsch presented to the attention of the Head of State a presentation on plans for the implementation of investment projects in Kazakhstan.
The Chairman of the board of the Turkish company YDA HOLDING Arslan Hussain informed the President about the construction of a modern multidisciplinary hospital in Petropavl with 625 beds in accordance with JCI international standards.
Brent White, Vice President for Global Affairs at the University of Arizona (USA), spoke about plans to establish cooperation with Kozybayev University in order to transfer advanced academic technologies.
After reviewing the presentations, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev expressed gratitude to investors for their contribution to the development of the economy of the country and regions, noting that he would personally monitor the implementation of their business projects.
Source: https://www.akorda.kz/ru/glava-gosudarstva-posetil-zavod-claas-784842