France’s Greater East region is interested in the restoration of the Aral Sea
The purpose of the negotiations was to search for possible joint projects that would create new jobs in Kazakhstan and the Big East in the future, strengthen their competitive advantages. Zh-L Bol also expressed his readiness to work substantively and targetedly with the Republic of Kazakhstan at the regional level – with akimats and companies. So, having become interested in the restoration of the Aral Sea, he noted the region’s experience in the field of environmental protection.
At a meeting in Strasbourg, the First Deputy Chairman of the Greater East Regional Council (France) Jean-Luc Bol expressed interest in developing comprehensive multifaceted cooperation with Kazakhstan. This was reported by MIA “Kazinform” with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
First Deputy Chairman of the Regional Council Big East (France) Jean-Luc Bol expressed interest in the development of comprehensive multifaceted cooperation with Kazakhstan.
The Big East, which includes the historically developed regions of Alsace, Lorraine, Champagne, Vosges, has a powerful economic potential. The automotive industry, high-tech mechanical engineering, metallurgy, productive agriculture and a developed “green economy” generate up to 150 billion euros of regional GDP annually and bring the Greater East to a leading position in France. With a population of 5.5 million people and an area comparable to Switzerland, the region confidently maintains a competitive edge in the global market.
General Consul of Kazakhstan Anuarbek Akhmetov informed the representative of the leadership of this region in detail about the situation in Kazakhstan, the political course pursued by the Head of State, as well as the economic potential of the country.
The parties discussed plans for joint work, identified the most promising areas of cooperation, among which transport engineering, renewable energy, agriculture and food processing, “green” economy and digitalization.
The purpose of the negotiations was to search for possible joint projects that would create new jobs in Kazakhstan and the Big East in the future, strengthen their competitive advantages.
Zh-L Bol also expressed his readiness to work substantively and targetedly with the Republic of Kazakhstan at the regional level – with akimats and companies. So, having become interested in the restoration of the Aral Sea, he noted the region’s experience in the field of environmental protection.
During the meeting, the politician was also presented with a collection of Abai’s works translated into French.
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