BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 23. President
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has held high-level talks in Brussels with
top European Union and European Investment Bank (EIB) officials to
advance a new twelve-billion-dollar economic cooperation package,
the press service of Kazakh president says.
The issue was discussed during meetings with EU Commissioner
for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič, EU Special
Representative for Central Asia Eduards Stiprais, and EIB Vice
President Marek Mora, held as part of the official visit of the
President of Kazakhstan to the Belgian capital.
During the talks, President Tokayev highly valued his earlier
negotiations with EU leaders António Costa and Ursula von der
Leyen, which reaffirmed the mutual commitment to further
strengthening the strategic partnership between Astana and
Brussels.
“The economic component of the current visit, in particular,
the signing of commercial agreements and memorandums worth more
than $12 billion, demonstrates the confidence of European business
in the Kazakh economy and the course of reforms carried out in the
country,” Tokayev said.
In this context, the President noted with satisfaction the
fruitful nature of the partnership with the European Investment
Bank, expressing confidence that further cooperation with the
financial institution will contribute to the sustainable economic
development of Kazakhstan and the promotion of initiatives to
strengthen regional connectivity.
On the European side, Commissioner Šefčovič emphasized that the
official visit of President Tokayev opens a new chapter in
relations between the European Union and Kazakhstan.
He noted that the major commercial agreements signed during the
current visit are the direct result of multi-year joint efforts to
strengthen trade and economic cooperation.
Following the high-level consultations, both sides reaffirmed
their mutual interest in maintaining a constructive dialogue to
advance joint initiatives in priority areas.
