Kazakh Foreign Minister (FM) Murat Nortlu and current chairman of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and North Macedonian Foreign Minister (FM) Boyar Osmani discussed ways to strengthen trade relations, during their meeting in the capital, Astana.
“The two sides agreed on the effective use of the resources of the Intergovernmental Committee for Trade and Economic Cooperation in order to maintain the pace of development of trade relations,” the Kazinform news agency quoted the minister as saying.
He indicated that he agreed with Osmani to focus on promising sectors such as new technologies, energy, agriculture, mining and tourism, especially since sales of goods between Kazakhstan and North Macedonia increased in 2022 by 5.5 times.
Nortlu emphasized that Kazakhstan could increase its commodity exports and mutual sales by $350 million.
For his part, Osmani indicated that the OSCE attaches great importance to developing relations with Kazakhstan and Central Asia.
