Kazakhstan, Latvia discuss bilateral coop in Astana
ASTANA. June 27. KAZINFORM The 4th session of the Kazakh-Latvian Intergovernmental Commission for Commercial and Economic Cooperation took place on Wednesday (June 27) in Astana.
The session was chaired by Executive Secretary of Foreign Ministry Rapil Zhoshybayev of the Republic of Kazakhstan and State Secretary of Ministry of Economics Juris Pūce of the Republic of Latvia.
Within the seating the sides discussed perspective directions of cooperation in such spheres as transport and transit, tourism, information technologies, agriculture, education and science, healthcare, etc.
As was reported earlier, the 3rd seating of the commission convened on April 22, 2010 in Riga. Kazakhstan and Latvia came to an agreement to create the Kazakh-Latvian Business Council.
The Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Latvia established diplomatic relations on December 10, 1992. The sales turnover between Kazakhstan and Latvia amounted to USD 228.6 million in 2011.