{"id":198714,"date":"2025-12-01T23:32:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T22:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/efecomunica.efe.com\/?p=198714"},"modified":"2025-12-02T10:39:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T09:39:31","slug":"astana-brussels-to-deepen-cooperation-after-ten-years-of-eu-kazakh-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/efecomunica.efe.com\/en\/astana-brussels-to-deepen-cooperation-after-ten-years-of-eu-kazakh-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Astana, Brussels to deepen cooperation after ten years of EU-Kazakh partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Astana, Dec 1 (EFE).- Kazakh Foreign Minister <strong>Yermek Kosherbayev<\/strong> and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy <strong>Kaja Kallas<\/strong> pledged on Monday to deepen cooperation between Astana and Brussels ten years after the signing of the <strong>Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEconomic relations continue to be the main driver of cooperation. The EU retains its status as an <strong>important trading partner and investor in Kazakhstan<\/strong>,\u201d Kosherbayev said in a statement after a meeting between the two officials.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, the head of Kazakh diplomacy expressed his \u201cwillingness to continue <strong>diversifying trade<\/strong> and stressed the importance of expanding access for national agricultural products to the EU market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMuch attention was devoted to the development of the <strong>Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (Middle Corridor)<\/strong>,\u201d the Kazakh minister said, adding that both diplomats \u201cconfirmed the importance of this route as a reliable and stable link between Europe and Asia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another topic discussed by Kosherbayev and Kallas was cooperation in the field of <strong>renewable energy and digital transformation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe parties expressed their aspiration to continue developing this promising area of work in the future, which promotes both the modernization of the Kazakh economy and industrial stability in Europe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>They also emphasized the importance of expanding relations and welcomed the commencement of negotiations on European visa exemptions for Kazakh citizens, which are scheduled to begin on Tuesday, December 2.<\/p>\n<h2>EU-Kazakhstan Cooperation Council<\/h2>\n<p>The two diplomats met as part of the framework of the 22nd meeting of the EU-Kazakhstan Cooperation Council held in Brussels.<\/p>\n<p>December 2025 marks ten years since the signing of the <strong>Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between Kazakhstan<\/strong> and the EU and five years since its entry into force, a fact that Kosherbayev described as \u201c<strong>an important milestone<\/strong>, which confirmed our common commitment to a broad and future-oriented partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Kazakh minister noted that his country&#8217;s bilateral trade with the EU totaled <strong>$48.8 billion<\/strong> in 2024 and that more than 80% of crude oil production in Kazakhstan was exported to the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>During the talks, the heads of Kazakh and EU diplomacy discussed the extraction and supply of rare earth minerals and the development of transport routes.<\/p>\n<p>Kosherbayev also met on Monday with European Commissioner for International Partnerships <strong>Josef S\u00edkela<\/strong>, with whom he discussed the state and prospects of economic cooperation between Astana and Brussels, as well as the development of relations between the EU and Central Asia. 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