Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed discusses relations with the President of Kazakhstan in Astana

His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, held today an official discussion session with Qassem Gomart Tukayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, at the Presidential Palace in the capital, Astana.

At the beginning of the meeting, Qassem Gomart Tukayev visited the visit of His Highness the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and the accompanying delegation, confirming his luxury the strength of bilateral relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the UAE, and expressing his country’s keenness to enhance bilateral cooperation ties in various fields, in a way that benefits and benefits the two countries and their two friendly peoples.

His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan conveyed the greetings of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, to President Qassem Gomart Tukayev, and his wishes for his Excellency with the provision of health and happiness and the Republic of Kazakhstan and its friendly people, the continuity of progress, highness and prosperity in various fields, expressing His Highness his thanks and appreciation for the hospitality and hospitality Those who enjoyed them and the accompanying delegation.

For his part, Qasim Gomart Tukayev, His Highness the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, held his greetings to His Highness the President of the State, may God protect him, and his wishes for the UAE and its people with the time of development, sophistication and prosperity.

During the meeting, the UAE -Kazakh -Cascus relations were reviewed, and they discussed ways of developing them and enhancing the prospects for bilateral cooperation in various fields of common concern, especially in the investment, energy, infrastructure, sustainability sectors, artificial intelligence solutions and advanced technology, in order to achieve mutual interests of the two countries, and contribute to supporting the process of sustainable development and common prosperity.

His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan affirmed, during the meeting, the UAE’s keenness and leadership to enhance bilateral cooperation with the Republic of Kazakhstan, and to expand the areas of strategic partnership between the two countries, in a way that serves their common interests and reflects the vision of the leadership of both countries towards achieving comprehensive and sustainable development in various vital sectors.

His Highness also pointed to the importance of continuing to build on the common achievements between the UAE and the Republic of Kazakhstan, and to benefit from the various opportunities provided by the investment environment in both countries, in order to contribute to strengthening economic and strategic partnerships, and pushing the wheel of cooperation towards broader horizons that serve the strategic interests of the two sides.

On the sidelines of the meeting, His Highness the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and President of Kazakhsani witnessed the exchange of a number of agreements and memoranda of understanding between officials from both sides, in the fields of transportation and transportation, health care, renewable energy, digital and technological solutions, financial and banking investment, and other major national priority sectors in both countries.

In the transport and infrastructure sector, the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure in the UAE and the Kazakh Ministry of Transport exchanged a memorandum of understanding aimed at enhancing bilateral cooperation and exchanging experiences and competencies between the two countries in the areas of developing transportation, roads and communications projects.

On the level of legal cooperation, the UAE Ministry of Justice exchanged with the Kazakh Ministry of Justice a memorandum of understanding to enhance cooperation in the legal fields and consolidate relations between the two countries in this field, as the memo includes organizing joint activities, providing legal information, and exchanging experts in the fields of information systems and forensic medicine.

In the health care sector, the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development and the Administration of Turkestan region exchanged a memorandum of understanding aimed at financing the construction of “Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Hospital for Women and Children”, in the Turkestan region.

Within the efforts of the UAE to support sustainability efforts and the use of renewable energy on a large scale, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company exchanged “Masdar”, and the Kazakh Ministry of Energy, an agreement to ratify the project to establish a wind power plant with a capacity of 1 GB in the Jamalbil region of Kazakhstan.

In the same context, “Source” and the Kazakh Sovereign Resources Fund “Samerock Kazania” exchanged a joint cooperation agreement aimed at developing a project that generates “electricity around the clock” with a capacity of up to 500 megawatts of the basic load, and the agreement also includes the development of independent projects for power storage batteries with a capacity of 2 GB.

In the context of efforts aimed at supporting the digital transformation in both countries, a cooperation agreement was exchanged between AIQ, which specializes in the field of employing artificial intelligence solutions and advanced technology in enhancing the performance and efficiency of the energy sector, and the Kazakh sovereign wealth fund “Samerock Kazania”; In order to support the digital transformation in the oil and gas sector in the Republic of Kazakhstan, and to facilitate the exchange of expertise and technical knowledge and best practices and advanced technologies in the areas of artificial intelligence.

In the field of developing artificial intelligence solutions in the energy sector, AIQ and “Kazakh Gas”, the leading national company in the gas sector in the Republic of Kazakhstan, exchanged a strategic partnership agreement aimed at enhancing the exchange of experiences and knowledge between the two sides, and enabling “Kazakh Gas” to benefit from the advanced and effective solutions provided by AIQ in terms of employing artificial intelligence solutions and advanced technology in analyzes Geology, exploration, extraction and production of gas with the latest and most accurate technologies.

In the context of consolidating financial and investment cooperation between the UAE and Kazakhstan, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and the Kazakh Sovereign Resources Fund “Samerock Kazania” exchanged a memorandum of understanding and a joint cooperation agreement; With the aim of supporting strategic projects in the areas of alternative energy and infrastructure, providing financial and consulting services, shift towards the green economy, and financing projects, in line with the principles of governance, sustainability and social responsibility adopted by Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank in its various operations and activities.

In the aviation services sector, “Terminal Holding”, the Emirati company specialized in the field of aviation solutions, and the Kazakh Ministry of Transport, exchanged a joint cooperation agreement to develop the infrastructure of the aviation sector, enhance operational efficiency, and expand the scope of air services between the two countries.

In the context of supporting the technological sector in the Republic of Kazakhstan, Brissit, a leading company in the field of analyzing huge data backed by artificial intelligence, exchanged a strategic cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and the Kazakh Aviation Industry. This agreement aims to deliver two NVIDIA H200 computers, and to create an advanced data center that serves the smart city project in Astana. This step comes within the framework of supporting the efforts and plans of Kazakhstan in its efforts in the field of digital transformation, enhancing its digital infrastructure, and enabling it to benefit from the techniques of artificial intelligence and high -performance computing in various vital sectors.

In the field of ports, maritime transport and logistical services, the Abu Dhabi Ports Group has exchanged a memorandum of understanding with the company “Kazmorestravlut” related to the expansion of the group’s fleet in the Caspian Sea by building and renting four container ships designed to work in the Caspian Sea, with a capacity of 780 stereotypes. The memorandum aims to support the maritime trade movement between the UAE and the Republic of Kazakhstan, and to provide integrated transport solutions that contribute to the development of marine infrastructure, and the expansion of regional and international logistical services.

The meeting, ceremonies of agreements and memoranda of understanding were attended by members of the official delegation accompanying His Highness the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.