ASTANA, Kazakhstan, May 2. Kazakhstan and
Sichuan Province have reaffirmed their commitment to expanding
bilateral ties across the digital economy, industry, and education,
Trend reports via
Kazakh MFA.
The prospects for cooperation were discussed during a meeting
between Zhoshykhan Kyraubayev, Consul General of Kazakhstan in
Xi'an, and Gu Shenwei, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of
Deyang City.
The parties agreed to promote collaboration in artificial
intelligence, new technologies, and the digital economy, while also
strengthening partnerships in investment and cultural-humanitarian
spheres.
During the talks, the Consul General highlighted Kazakhstan's
legislative guarantees for foreign investors and discussed the
country's potential in trade, transport, and agriculture. Given
Deyang's strength in the metallurgical industry, the sides explored
the possibility of expanding into larger markets through the
production of building materials within Kazakhstan.
The Chinese side expressed interest in establishing a sister
city relationship between Deyang and a corresponding city in the
Almaty region.
Proposals were also made for joint projects between Kazakhstani
higher education institutions and the Institute for Research of
Modern Building Materials. Specifically, the parties agreed to
explore advanced training courses for pilots and engineers from
Kazakhstan’s Civil Aviation Committee at Sichuan Polytechnic
University.
Deyang invited Kazakhstani diplomats to a specialized training
seminar in July and encouraged participation in the "Clean Energy
and Energy Sources" forum scheduled for October.
