Roman Sklyar held a web conference with representatives of German business
On April 21 this year, a video conference chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Roman Sklyar was held with the participation of the leaders of more than 50 German companies.
The event was attended by Ambassadors of two countries, the Managing Director of the Eastern Committee of the German Economy Michael Harms, the Head of the representative office of the German economy in Central Asia Hovsep Voskanyan and Deputy Heads of branch Ministries of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Roman Sklyar thanked entrepreneurs for maintaining partnerships, despite the difficulties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, expressed confidence in further building up mutually beneficial cooperation and noted Kazakhstan’s willingness to provide full support to investors.
“We keep abreast of all the agreements reached at the level of our President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and the Federal Chancellor of Germany Mrs. Angela Merkel, in 2019, as well as during other official visits of the Kazakhstan delegation to Germany in early 2020,” - said Roman Sklyar in his interview with businessmen.
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Almas Aidarov reported on the implementation of 51 joint investment projects worth $3.7 billion.
In turn, representatives of the German business highlighted the importance of continuing investment and maintaining economic ties with Kazakhstan despite the coronavirus pandemic, and expressed their deep conviction in the completion of joint topical projects on the agenda, taking into account unprecedented measures to support investment projects. The parties remain fully committed to previous agreements and continue to develop investment cooperation.