The meeting was held on the sidelines of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council’s meeting.
Excerpts from the transcript:
Alikhan Smailov: Mr Mishustin, welcome to Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
Mikhail Mishustin’s meeting with Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov
Mikhail Mishustin’s meeting with Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov
Mikhail Mishustin’s meeting with Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov
We are grateful to you for
personally attending this meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council. Interaction
between our countries is developing in compliance with the spirit and
principles of the Agreement on Good-Neighbourliness and Alliance in the 21st
Century. Active political dialogue between President of Kazakhstan
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin is
key to the rapid growth of our cooperation in all areas.
The priorities of our
bilateral cooperation were set out during a recent meeting of our presidents in
Moscow on 10 February.
This year we will mark 30
years of diplomatic relations. Over that period of time, we have developed a
stable, trust-based and constructive dialogue and have attained a high level of
interaction.
We are grateful for your words
of support and condolences over the tragedy in Almaty. I would like to thank
our Russian friends and colleagues and all our CSTO allies for their support
and prompt assistance.
The Russian Federation is the
main trade and economic partner of Kazakhstan. In 2021, our trade increased by
29 percent.
Russian companies are among
the top five investors in Kazakhstan. Russia is also the undisputed leader
among companies with foreign capital in Kazakhstan. Companies with Russian
capital account for over 30 percent.
We can see positive changes in
our industrial cooperation. We are implementing eight major projects worth
approximately $2.6 billion and another 12 projects worth $1.4 billion are on
the table.
We are promoting our
partnership in the implementation of oil and gas conversion projects. KazMunayGas
and Tatneft are building up cooperation in this sphere. They have signed an
agreement on the joint production of butadiene and butadiene rubbers. Another
Russian investor, Sibur, has been attracted to the construction of plants to
produce polyethylene and polypropylene.
We are also promoting
cooperation in agroindustry. Last year, bilateral trade in this sector grew by
32 percent. But there is great untapped potential in this area. More efforts
should be made to build up mutual trade, improve its structure and expand the
product range. We invite the Russian agribusiness to cooperate more closely
with us. For our part, we are ready to create the most favourable conditions
for this.
Mr Mishustin, I am sure that
the rate at which Russia-Kazakhstan cooperation has been developing will
continue to grow in all areas. The Government of Kazakhstan is ready to provide
all-round support to this.
Mr Mishustin, you have the
floor.
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