Kazakhstan and the U.S. on Wednesday expressed the excessive worth they label to bilateral cooperation in a number of fields, as Astana and Washington’s prime diplomats held talks amid Tuesday’s official go to by the Kazakh overseas minister.
“The Foreign Minister (Murat Nurtleu) and Secretary of State (Antony Blinken) highly valued the cooperation between the countries in the fields of energy security, critical minerals, climate, peacekeeping, etc,” stated an announcement by the Kazakh Foreign Ministry on Wednesday.
Nurtleu and Blinken mentioned the event of an enhanced strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and the U.S. on a variety of matters, the assertion famous, saying that Nurtleu centered on the implementation of his nation’s potential in varied sectors, corresponding to transport, logistics, infrastructure, commerce, and funding.
This potential could be applied by “attracting advanced American technologies, strengthening business contacts and achieving mutually beneficial trade relations,” it added.
“Secretary Blinken welcomed the consistency of fundamental reforms initiated by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and underlined Washington’s readiness to continue its full assistance in implementing the reforms,” the assertion additionally stated.
“The United States recognizes Kazakhstan’s true leadership in many global issues,” Blinken was additional quoted as saying.
It added that the events went on to debate alternatives to increase the C5+1 dialogue format involving all Central Asian nations — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan — and to additional implement agreements from the format’s first-ever summit held final September.
Separately, U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller stated the 2 diplomats mentioned their shared curiosity in advancing the partnership between the 2 nations and famous their dedication to strengthening funding and diversifying the Kazakh financial system.
“He (Blinken) also reaffirmed the United States’ commitment as a reliable partner to Kazakhstan’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity,” Miller stated in line with a State Department readout, including that in addition they mentioned their “continued support for a strong, connected, and prosperous Central Asian region.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr