Romania, Kazakhstan mull economic cooperation
By Aynur Karimova
The prospects of developing trade and economic relations between Kazakhstan and Romania, including through the two countries’ chambers of commerce and industry, were high on the agenda of talks held in Bucharest.
The relevant talks took place between Daulet Batrashev, Kazakh Ambassador to Romania and Mihai Daraban, President of Romania’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The sides exchanged views on the state of economies of Kazakhstan and Romania, as well as the Central Asian and Eastern European regions as a whole, Kazakh Foreign Ministry said on January 27.
The sides also highlighted the existence of a large, but not yet realized potential of bilateral economic ties in tourism, agriculture, construction, transit and transport sectors, and importance to increase the volume of trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Romania.
Daraban expressed interest in strengthening and enhancing the bilateral contacts between the business circles of the two countries. He also suggested considering the possibility for Kazakhstan to use the terminals at the Constanta sea port (cargo, oil and grain terminals).
After the talks, the sides reached an agreement on a visit of Chairman of Kazakhstan’s Foreign Trade Chamber Sabr Yessimbekov to Bucharest this year and holding a business forum of the business circles of the two countries to establish direct contacts between them.
In December 1991, Romania recognized Kazakhstan’s independence and in July 1992, during the first official visit of the Romanian chief diplomat to Almaty, the two countries signed a protocol on establishment of diplomatic relations.
The legal framework includes about 20 agreements, covering the main areas of cooperation, namely in political, economic, culture, transport, tourism sectors.
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