Türkiye and Kazakhstan are ramping up cooperation and can strengthen their collaboration within the fields of mining and electrical energy, prime official mentioned on Thursday.
Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz’s remarks got here after he attended a signing ceremony of the Intergovernmental Joint Economic Commission assembly with Kazakh Prime Minister Oljas Bektenov on the presidential complicated within the Turkish capital of Ankara.
“We will strengthen our cooperation within the fields of mining and electrical energy. We will take new steps in logistics and transportation, particularly within the Central Corridor. We plan to signal an settlement within the maritime area,” Yılmaz mentioned on the assembly.
He expressed hope that the industrial and financial ties between the nations will attain ranges that replicate “brotherly relations” and develop even stronger as quickly as attainable.
Bektenov mentioned the 2 nations expressed “a shared commitment to taking all necessary steps to further advance our relations based on the foundation of existing friendship and brotherhood in the future.”
Yılmaz added that they plan to extend cooperation within the area of regional improvement.
“Our objectives embody exchanging information and expertise, particularly in good cities, and holding business and funding boards within the areas of Kazakhstan,” he mentioned.
Stressing that they proceed relations with Kazakhstan on the idea of strategic cooperation, Yılmaz mentioned the business discussion board and bilateral and inter-delegation conferences had been accomplished “efficiently, extraordinarily productively, befitting brotherhood and friendship.”
At the ceremony, Yılmaz and Bektenov signed an Action Plan Protocol between Türkiye and Kazakhstan.
Meanwhile, Turkish power agency Aksa Enerji signed a non-binding take care of a Kazakhstan governate to determine a pure fuel mixed cycle energy plant within the nation.
The firm made the announcement in a press release posted on Türkiye’s Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) on Friday.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Turkish firm and the Shymkent Governorate in Kazakhstan covers the event of a plant of 500 megawatts in capability.
Aksa Energy boasts three pure fuel mixed cycle energy crops in neighboring Uzbekistan, and this MoU marks the growth of its footprint in Asia.
Bektenov was additionally acquired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for talks on regional and international points, Israel’s monthslong assaults on Gaza and developments within the area.
“The meeting addressed bilateral relations between Türkiye and Kazakhstan, regional and global issues, Israel’s attacks on Gaza and the recent situation in the region,” the Turkish Presidency’s Directorate of Communications mentioned on social media platform X, previously generally known as Twitter.
Underlining that the Israeli authorities is making an attempt to escalate conflicts throughout the area, Erdoğan harassed the pressing want for a direct and lasting cease-fire and enhanced collaboration throughout the Organization of Turkic States to facilitate humanitarian help to Gaza.
“President Erdoğan also stated that it is important to develop relations with Kazakhstan in counterterrorism, the economy and other areas, particularly the defense industry,” the directorate added.
Israel has killed greater than 34,000 Palestinians since a cross-border assault by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Oct. 7 final 12 months, which claimed about 1,200 lives.
More than six months into the Israeli struggle, huge swathes of Gaza lay in ruins, and 85% of the enclave’s inhabitants has been pressured into inner displacement amid a crippling blockade of necessities similar to meals and medicines.
Israel stands accused of genocide on the International Court of Justice (ICJ). An interim ruling in January ordered Tel Aviv to cease genocidal acts and take measures to ensure that humanitarian help is supplied to civilians in Gaza.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
