Mohamed bin Zayed arrives in Kazakhstan….reports Asian Lite News
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, arrived on Wednesday in Astana as part of an official visit to Kazakhstan.
President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan received His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed upon his arrival at the Presidential Palace in Astana. As part of an official ceremony, a band played the national anthems of the UAE and Kazakhstan followed by a 21-gun salute, followed with a presentation by the Kazakh Honour Guard.
His Highness was also greeted by senior Kazakh government ministers and officials.
The delegation accompanying His Highness includes, H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Dr. Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Industry, Sultan Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State, Ali bin Hammad Al Shamsi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Supreme National Security Council, Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority, and Dr. Mohammed Ahmed bin Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Ambassador to Kazakhstan.
UAE-Kazakh Ties
The Secretary-General of the UAE International Investors Council, Jamal Saif Al Jarwan, on Tuesday said that the UAE and Kazakhstan, through strong and growing ties, have and will achieve further economic growth and cooperation.
Al Jarwan’s remarks came during the Kazakhstan Global Investment Roundtable, Modernisation 3.0, KGIR M-3, in Astana. A high-level Emirati delegation of 22 business leaders, CEOs and executives from major UAE companies are participating in a number of international economic, trade, financial and development events from 3rd to 6th July.
“Our economy was 90 percent oil and gas based, but under the vision of our wise leadership, we changed it to 30 percent dependent on oil and gas, and 70 percent on tourism, trade and the non-oil economy sector,” he added.
Bakytzhan Sagintayev, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, praised the developing ties between his country and the UAE, adding that Kazakhstan is a country for UAE businesses to “settle and invest.”
“This is our second meeting and we can already discuss what we have accomplished so far, what remains to be done, and what we expect from our partners around the globe,” he said.
Highlighting Kazakhstan’s achievements, Sagintayev stated, “Our President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced the Third Wave of Modernisation of Kazakhstan aimed at ensuring qualitative economic growth and determining the model of industrial and technological modernisation in conditions of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Currently, the works are carried out in all directions.
“Positive dynamics are maintained this year too. In just five months of 2018, agreements were reached to implement 69 new projects with major investors, including the United States, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, ten TNCs from China, Turkey, the EU and other countries. The Kazakh-Chinese Industrial and Investment Cooperation Programme is successfully implemented, which includes 51 projects to the tune of US$27.7 billion. Combined, in 2018, 54 projects will be completed for a total of $3.9 billion. A total of 63 projects worth $6.8 billion will also be launched.”
