Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Kazakhstan, South Korea Set Ambitious Goals For Joint Industrial Projects


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, August 7. Kazakhstan's Minister of Industry and Construction, Yersain Nagaspayev, met with Cho Tae-ick, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to Kazakhstan, to discuss industrial cooperation and the implementation of new joint initiatives, Trend reports via the Ministry of Industry and Construction of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

During the meeting, the parties discussed in detail the current state and prospects for the development of bilateral cooperation in the fields of industry and construction.

Special attention was given to the dynamic development of industrial cooperation between Kazakhstan and the Republic of Korea, including cooperation in the field of mechanical engineering. One of the key projects in this area is the construction of the KIA car factory in the city of Kostanay.

The parties considered the possibility of timing the next meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, and Scientific-Technical Cooperation to coincide with the opening of the car factory, planned for November of this year.

By the end of 2024, the volume of Kazakh-Korean trade amounted to $3.1 billion, thanks to which South Korea is among Kazakhstan's top 10 largest trading partners.

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