Roundtable dedicated to State of Nation Address by President of Kazakhstan held in Seoul
A roundtable dedicated to the discussion of the State of the Nation Address by the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took place at the Embassy of Kazakhstan in South Korea, El.kz cites MFA.
The event was attended by leaders and experts from the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIIEP), the Center for Central Asian Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS), representatives of the Secretariat of the Central Asia – Republic of Korea Cooperation Forum, the Governors Association of Korea (GAROK), as well as representatives from academic circles and South Korean media.
Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Korea, Nurgali Arystanov, provided the participants with a detailed overview of the key aspects of the President’s Address. These included topics such as the referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant, improvements to the business environment and investment climate, industrial and infrastructure development, digital transformation and the introduction of artificial intelligence, environmental protection and climate change, human capital development as well as Kazakhstan’s multi-vector foreign policy. The Kazakh diplomat emphasized that these areas open new opportunities for further strengthening Kazakh-Korea relations and called on Korean companies to collaborate in these fields.
It was particularly noted that the visit of the President of the Republic of Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, to Kazakhstan in June 2024 gave a powerful impetus to the further deepening of bilateral ties and the exchange of views on their development. It was also highlighted that people-to-people ties are strengthening, thanks to the increase in direct flights between Kazakhstan and Korea. Currently, 15 flights a week operate between Astana-Seoul and Almaty-Seoul.
The roundtable participants agreed that Kazakhstan and Korea were close strategic partners, and cooperation between the two countries showed significant progress. The Republic of Korea ranks 4th among Kazakhstan’s trading partners, with a trade turnover of 6 billion US dollars, and 5th largest investor, having infused 1.2 billion US dollars in the Kazakh economy in 2023.
Former Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of Kazakhstan, Baik Joohyeon, highly praised the address and noted that President Tokayev’s speech reflects a vision of the country’s long-term development, supported by concrete measures and projects that contribute to expanding international cooperation, including with Korea.
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