Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Olaf Scholz held talks in an expanded format with the participation of members of official delegations.
The President emphasized the special importance of the Chancellor's first official visit to our country and expressed confidence that today's meeting will take the multifaceted cooperation between Kazakhstan and Germany to a new level.

- We have just discussed in a narrow format the prospects for further strengthening of bilateral relations. Particular attention was paid to deepening integration in the trade, economic and investment spheres. In addition, we discussed current international issues, in particular, exchanged views on the current geopolitical situation, global security and regional development, as well as climate change. We also considered the prospects for interaction within international organizations. Bilateral relations are developing in the spirit of strategic partnership. I am convinced that today's talks will contribute to the expansion of our contacts, - said Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

As the Head of State noted, Germany is one of the main trading partners of Kazakhstan and is among the leading investors in our economy.

– Last year, bilateral trade turnover increased almost 1.5 times and amounted to about 4 billion dollars. Positive dynamics are observed this year as well. Over the last seven months, the volume of mutual trade has exceeded 2.3 billion dollars. Since 2005, direct investments from Germany have amounted to about 6.7 billion dollars. It is gratifying that 90 percent of these funds are in the non-raw materials sector.Today, more than a thousand companies with a share of German capital operate in Kazakhstan, the President emphasized. 

In turn, the Federal Chancellor of Germany thanked Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for the hospitality shown to him on Kazakh soil and noted the dynamic development of bilateral relations. 

– We strive to do everything to improve the conditions for our economic relations, to make direct investments in your country, to expand opportunities for mutual trade. And, of course, we want to develop economic cooperation in all other areas. We are very pleased that our cooperation in the energy sector is steadily advancing. We have established trusting, consistent cooperation, this is a good example for the whole world. It is gratifying that we also discussed the important international challenges that we face, – Olaf Scholz said. 

The parties confirmed their interest in increasing mutually beneficial trade and economic cooperation, especially in the areas of energy, green transformation, mining, transport and logistics, climate protection, ecology and agriculture. 

The prospects for strengthening cultural and humanitarian ties between Kazakhstan and Germany were also discussed.

In conclusion, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz adopted a Joint Declaration on Cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Federal Republic of Germany.

The following documents were signed by members of the official delegations:

1.Memorandum of Understanding on Technical Issues of Central Bank Cooperation between the Deutsche Bundesbank and the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2. Memorandum of Intent to Establish the Kazakh-German Institute of Science and Technology at the East Kazakhstan Technical University named after Serikbayev between the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany;

3. Memorandum of Intent to Establish the Kazakh-German School between the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, JSC "Samruk-Kazyna" National Welfare Fund, Public Foundation "Kazakhstan Association of Germans "Vozrozhdenie" and the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany.

 

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