(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Ayya Lmahamad
Kazakhstan is cooperating with Azerbaijan to develop digital
infrastructure, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said,
Azernews reports per Trend.
He stated that digital transformation is impossible without
modern and advanced infrastructure, including in rural areas.
“Therefore, Kazakhstan is consistently establishing a digital
infrastructure linked to international corridors and cross-border
data ,” he said.
The president noted that together with Azerbaijani partners,
work has begun on the Trans-Caspian section to connect the world
traffic concentration centers.
“We are talking about Southeast Asia and Europe,” he said.
Diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan were
established on August 30, 1992. The Kazakh embassy in Azerbaijan
was opened on January 9, 1993, and the Azerbaijani embassy in
Kazakhstan on March 1, 2004.
The two countries closely cooperate in various sectors of the
economy. Around 160 companies with the Kazakh capital operate in
Azerbaijan in the sphere of industry, construction, trade,
agriculture, transport, and services, and Azerbaijani companies are
also represented in the Kazakh market. Azerbaijan's investments in
the Kazakh non-oil sector from 1995 to 2021 amounted to more than
$200 million, while Kazakhstan's investments in the Azerbaijani
non-oil sector totaled about $100 million.
The trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan amounted to
$135.7 million in 2021.
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