Kazakhstan, Slovakia Explore New Avenues for Trade, Energy Partnership

Kazakhstan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko met with Slovak Ambassador Robert Kirnág to discuss key issues on the bilateral agenda and plans for the current year.

During the meeting, the diplomats exchanged views on the prospects for further development of cooperation between Kazakhstan and Slovakia, with a particular focus on expanding trade, economic and investment ties, as well as strengthening partnerships in the energy sector, The Caspian Post reports, citing the Kazakh Foreign Ministry.

In particular, the parties discussed cooperation in oil and gas supplies, while also exploring possible cooperation in the development of nuclear energy, given Slovakia’s extensive experience in this field. In addition, both sides recognized the traditionally high potential for mutually beneficial cooperation in the defense industry, agriculture and the IT sector.

Special attention was paid to the implementation of the agreements reached after the 10th meeting of the Kazakhstan-Slovak Intergovernmental Commission on Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation, held in Astana in 2024 (Commission’s co-chairs: from the Kazakh side - First Vice Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Nurken Sharbiev, from the Slovak side - State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy Vladimír Šimoňák).

Both sides emphasized the importance of giving additional impetus to cooperation by intensifying mutual high-level visits within the current year.

Concluding the meeting, the parties reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining working contacts in order to realize the full potential of the bilateral relationship.