15.04.22
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov held a meeting with Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan Dastan Dyushekeev, the press service of the head of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kazakhstan reports.
The sides discussed issues of cooperation in the fields of trade and investment, transit and transport, as well as water and energy balance. Alikhan Smailov noted that over 30 years of established diplomatic relations between the two fraternal countries, mutual understanding has developed in the political, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian fields.
Discussing the issue of mutual trade, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan expressed the opinion on the need to expand the commodity nomenclature. The key achievement in the trade and economic sphere was the increase in the volume of mutual trade and the achievement of the target mark of $ 1 billion. The new task is to achieve a turnover of $ 2 billion.
"We have a proposal for 190 commodity items that have the potential to increase trade. We need to accelerate the implementation of the project to create industrial trade and logistics complexes in the area of the Karasu-Aktilek checkpoint," Alikhan Smailov said.
Regarding cooperation in the water and energy sector, the head of the Cabinet of Ministers noted that issues in this area are being resolved consistently.
In turn, Dastan Dyushekeev expressed the interest of the Kyrgyz side in attracting direct investments from Kazakhstan.
"We continue to actively work on improving investment and trade policy. Favorable conditions are being created for doing business and ensuring the protection of the rights of entrepreneurs and investors," the Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to Kazakhstan said.
Dastan Dyushekeyev also voiced a proposal to ensure food security within the framework of satisfying mutual interests. The purpose of such a decision is to develop a consolidated policy to reduce the risks of food security violations in conditions of instability in foreign markets.
Following the meeting, the parties expressed their willingness to cooperate on all issues discussed.
