ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 17. Deputy Foreign
Minister of Kazakhstan Alibek Kuantyrov and U.S. Under Secretary of
State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jacob
Helberg discussed cooperation in the mining sector, Trend reports via the Kazakh
MFA.
During the talks, the sides reviewed the current state and
prospects for expanding trade, economic, and investment
cooperation. Particular attention was given to interaction in the
mining industry, including projects on extraction and deep
processing of critical and rare earth minerals, as well as the
development of transport and logistics infrastructure and digital
technologies.
Special focus was placed on the implementation of agreements
reached during the visits of Kazakhstan’s President and Foreign
Minister to the United States.
In the context of further strengthening sectoral partnership,
the Kazakh side invited Helberg to take part in the Astana Mining &
Metallurgy International Congress, as well as in the first meeting
of the C5+1 dialogue on critical minerals, both scheduled to be
held in Astana in June this year.
The U.S. side expressed appreciation for the invitation and
confirmed interest in participation, noting plans to send a
high-level delegation to Kazakhstan.
