During the meeting, a wide range of issues of the bilateral cooperation was discussed. Besides, the key aspects of the international agenda including the situation in Ukraine were considered.
The parties focused their attention on nuclear disarmament and nuclear security, as well as expansion of cooperation in trade and economy, investment, science and energy sector.
The programme of the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague has also been discussed.
Nursultan Nazarbayev noted that the Netherlands was one of the key and progressive partners in the European Union for Kazakhstan. An active trade and investment cooperation of the two countries in various sectors is a good indicator of this. The Netherlands is the main investor into the economy of our country and one of its leading trade partners.
The head of state stressed the significance of cooperation in agriculture and innovations and invited Dutch companies to take active part in the international exhibition “EXPO-2017”, which will be held in Astana.
The parties also discussed the issues of ecology and effective water resources management, development of transit and transport potential and logistic infrastructure of the two countries.
Following the results of the meeting, the parties signed a memorandum of understanding on political consultations between the Ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of foreign affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and an agreement on the foundation of the Kazakhstan-Netherlands Business Council.
