Armenia and Kazakhstan to redouble efforts to implement trade and economic cooperation roadmap – Mirzoyan
YEREVAN, March 27. /ARKA/. Armenia and Kazakhstan have agreed to redouble their efforts to implement the "road map" for trade and economic cooperation between the governments of the two countries and to hold the next meeting of the intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation. This was stated by Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan following a meeting with his Kazakh counterpart, Murat Nurtleu.
"We are united in the view that the potential for bilateral trade significantly exceeds the current figures. At the same time, we place great importance on stimulating business ties, as demonstrated by the first Armenian-Kazakh business forum and the missions organized last year," Mirzoyan said in a statement to the press.
According to him, the foreign ministers emphasized the need for concerted efforts aimed at unblocking regional infrastructure and effectively utilizing transport and logistics communications.
"My Kazakh colleague and I also discussed other areas of bilateral cooperation, including energy, high technology, innovative education, and decentralized cooperation," he said.
According to Mirzoyan, the effective implementation of initiatives in all these areas aims not only at deepening the mutually beneficial and strategically oriented partnership between the two countries but also at fostering contacts between the peoples, within the framework of mutual respect and the long-standing friendship between the two nations.
"Therefore, it is no coincidence that we place importance on events like cultural days: in October last year, the Days of Armenia were held in Kazakhstan, and very soon, in April, we expect to hold the Days of Kazakhstan in Armenia," he noted.
According to Armstat, the foreign trade turnover between Armenia and Kazakhstan in 2024 amounted to $84.1 million, showing a decline of 23.6%. Exports totaled $54.1 million (a decrease of 32.2%), while imports (by country of origin) amounted to $45.6 million (an increase of 24%).
