Kazakhstan and Sweden have established a bilateral commission on trade, economic, and investment cooperation during a visit to Astana by Diana Janse, Swedish State Secretary for Trade at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.


Diana Janse, who will participate in the Astana Mining & Metallurgy forum, held a meeting with Yersayin Nagaspayev, Kazakh Minister of Industry and Construction, Caliber.Az reports, citing Kazakh media.


Following the meeting, the sides signed a memorandum on the creation of the first Kazakhstan–Sweden Commission on Trade, Economic and Investment Cooperation.


The new platform is expected to serve as a mechanism for strengthening cooperation between government bodies, businesses, financial institutions, and research organisations in both countries.


By Bakhtiyar Abbasov