Kazakhstan and Japan set to sign agreements worth USD3.7 bln
Kazakhstan and Japan are expected to sign commercial agreements worth over 3.7 billion US dollars during the official visit of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Japan, Qazinform News Agency quotes Assistant to the President – Press Secretary of the President of Kazakhstan Ruslan Zheldibay as saying.
The President of Kazakhstan is expected to meet in Tokyo with representatives of major Japanese businesses.
The sides are set to sign over 40 documents covering key sectors such as energy, renewable energy, digitalization, mining, and transport.
Companies including Samruk-Kazyna, KEGOC, Kazatomprom, Tau-Ken Samruk, Kazpost, and Kazakhstan Temir Zholy will sign the agreements on behalf of Kazakhstan, while Marubeni, MUFG Bank, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi Energy, Toshiba, JOGMEC, Kansai Electric Power, RIKEN KOGYO, and others will represent Japan.
The President of Kazakhstan is also expected to hold official negotiations and business meetings.
As stated previously, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Japan for an official visit.
To note, Qazinform News Agency correspondent explored what connects Kazakhstan with the Land of the Rising Sun and which new areas could take the partnership between Astana and Tokyo to a new level.
In an exclusive interview with Qazinform News Agency, Japan’s Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Yasumasa Iijima, speaks about the future of bilateral cooperation, the development of the Middle Corridor, business initiatives, environmental challenges in the Caspian region, and joint efforts on nuclear disarmament.
