During Kazakh President
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s official visit to Germany, the two countries have
reached an agreement to bolster implementation of joint projects in such
promising industries as petrochemistry, metallurgy, transport, and logistics. Also,
President Tokayev and Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed to intensify
cooperation in trade, economy, investment, green energy, and other sectors. In
addition, the Kazakh President proposed to create a raw materials consortium, noting
Kazakhstan’s readiness to provide all necessary conditions for a greater
presence of German businesses in the domestic market.
“Germany is Kazakhstan’s main
partner in Europe. Therefore, our relations are of a strategic nature, particularly
in trade, economic and investment spheres. I highly appreciate the outcomes of
the past negotiations, which reaffirmed our mutual commitment to fortify Kazakh-German
relations. We stated that amid current conditions, Kazakhstan and Germany
should take the most pragmatic approach in delivering new investment projects
to ensure the sustainable development of our countries. We have the political determination
and enormous economic potential to achieve these goals,” Tokayev said.
President Tokayev also lauded the
agreements Kazakhstan has reached with leading European companies.
“I welcome the signing of
important commercial agreements with such key partners as Siemens Energy, Linde
and others prior to our meeting today. These agreements are intended to give a
serious impetus to the further strengthening of economic ties between our
countries,” he shared.
Development of cooperation in the
energy sector is one of the priorities that the Head of State mentioned in his
speech. President Tokayev also expressed readiness to collaborate on enhancing the
transit capacity of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, and connecting
it to the Trans-European Transport Network and the Global Gateway initiative.
There are also broad prospects for partnership in the agro-industrial sector,
finance, innovation, and digitalization.
