Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Korea Nurgali Arystanov held a meeting with the Governor of South Chungcheong Province Kim Tae-heum,El.kz cites MFA.
During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the current state and prospects for the development of bilateral cooperation in the political, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres.
The Kazakh Envoy informed the interlocutor of the initiatives of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to build a “Just Kazakhstan” as well as further improve the country’s investment climate. He expressed an opinion that plans for the development of key areas such as the use of drones, high technologies and artificial intelligence open up new opportunities for cooperation with Korea. In addition, it was noted that there is a great potential for expanding the exchange of students and professors.
The head of the province announced his intention to visit Kazakhstan in the near future accompanied by a private sector delegation to establish business ties. In addition, the Governor said that the province was interested in establishing sister relations with the regions of Kazakhstan.
Following the talks, an agreement was reached to continue joint work in order to strengthen subnational cooperation between the two countries.