Kazakhstan plans to increase its exports to Tajikistan by nearly $190 million
Kazakhstan aims to enhance its exports to Tajikistan by around $190 million, as stated by Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu during a meeting with Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Mukhriddin in Dushanbe. The discussion took place as part of Nurtleu's official visit to Tajikistan on January 25, according to the press service of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry.
The initiative encompasses commitments to supply railway locomotives and cars, rail and beam products, flour, and facilitating cooperative ties. Kazakhstan ranks among Tajikistan’s top three trading partners, with bilateral trade surpassing $1 billion in recent years. Nurtleu emphasized progress in trade, energy, mining, uranium industries, agriculture, and transport and logistics cooperation.
During the talks, digital technologies emerged as a new driver of interaction, with Kazakhstan transferring eGov platform IT products to Tajikistan valued at $2.8 million in December. The ministers agreed to further promote collaboration in this area, intending to train 100 Tajik specialists in advanced Kazakh IT schools.
They discussed regional cooperation, joint efforts to enhance peace and stability in Central Asia, and participation in Consultative Meetings of the Heads of State of Central Asia and the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea.(Source:astanatimes)
The cultural and humanitarian sphere emerged as a crucial part of the bilateral agenda, with proposals exchanged to broaden cooperation in education, science, culture, medicine, and sports. Plans were outlined to hold the Days of Culture of Kazakhstan in Tajikistan this year.
The Kazakh side announced that the Kazakhstan Agency for International Development will soon arrange educational courses for young diplomats from Central Asian countries and internships for medical workers.
Nurtleu participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the monument to Ismoil Somoni, a 10th-century Samanid ruler, and visited the National Museum of Tajikistan during his visit.
