Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Margulan Baimukhan held talks with the Coordinator of the Government of Germany for cooperation with Russia, Central Asia and the countries of the Eastern Partnership, deputy of the Bundestag of Germany, Dirk Wiese.
The parties discussed the progress of the agreements reached during the meeting of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on December 5, 2019, as well as prospects for cooperation at the interregional level. Mutual readiness in enhancing trade and investment cooperation between Kazakhstan and Germany was emphasized.
Margulan Baimukhan noted that the first European visit of the Head of State allowed to conclude commercial agreements totaling $ 2.4 billion. The Kazakh diplomat suggested that the German side at the level of EU states support the issue of facilitating a visa regime with respect to Kazakhstan, which would serve to further intensification of bilateral cooperation in the economic, educational and cultural spheres.
In turn, Dirk Wiese said that Tokayev’s official visit demonstrated the mutual interest of the parties in deepening the Kazakh-German partnership.
An important issue during the discussion was the humanitarian aspect of bilateral relations.
The parties agreed to continue to maintain the current dynamics of contacts in order to further develop multifaceted cooperation.
