ASTANA, Kazakhstan, February 12. Kazakhstan’s
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yermek Kosherbayev, and Germany’s
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Katherina Reiche,
engaged in discussions regarding the potential for cooperation in
the production and export of green hydrogen from Kazakhstan to
Germany, as well as other European Union countries, Trend reports.
Meanwhile, the talks took place during Kosherbayev’s official
visit to Germany.
The parties reviewed the current state and prospects of
Kazakh-German cooperation, focusing on industrial and technological
partnership, energy, logistics, digitalization, and
agriculture.
“Kazakhstan attaches exceptional importance to developing
cooperation with Germany and considers it a key strategic partner
within the EU. We are ready to actively expand economic cooperation
both bilaterally and within the EU–Central Asia regional formats,
aiming to translate agreed initiatives into concrete projects and
tangible results,” Kosherbayev said.
According to him, Kazakhstan has achieved significant
socio-economic progress and, based on the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) data, entered the top 50 global economies with a GDP of
$300 billion, or approximately $15,000 per capita. He also noted
that Kazakhstan ranks among the top five countries in terms of
average real GDP growth, which stood at 3.6 percent between 2000
and 2025.
Reiche, in turn, described Kazakhstan as a reliable partner for
Germany in Central Asia and expressed readiness to further deepen
economic and energy cooperation based on sustainability and
innovation.
Special attention was paid to energy cooperation, including
supplies of Kazakh oil to the refinery in Schwedt. The ministers
also discussed joint projects in mechanical engineering, the
chemical industry, and the mining and metallurgical sector, as well
as the transfer of German technologies and best practices.
The sides reaffirmed the importance of developing logistics
corridors, including the Trans-Caspian International Transport
Route, and expressed readiness to cooperate in digitalizing
transport and industrial processes.
Following the meeting, the parties confirmed their commitment to
strengthening the strategic partnership and agreed to continue
substantive dialogue on joint initiatives.
During the visit, the minister also met with representatives of
several major German companies and business associations, including
Deutsche Bahn, Noble Elements, Lanxess, Rhenus Group, and DIHK
(German Chamber of Industry and Commerce).
