By Madina Usmanova

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ASTANA, Kazakhstan, September 24. On the
sidelines of the 80th session of the United Nations General
Assembly, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held talks with
Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever to discuss prospects for
strengthening cooperation between the two countries, Trend reports.

President Tokayev emphasized that Kazakhstan attaches great
importance to developing long-term relations with Belgium,
describing it as one of the country’s key partners within the
European Union. He noted that Brussels is among Kazakhstan’s top
ten investors, while bilateral trade reached nearly half a billion
dollars last year.

Both leaders underlined the potential for expanding economic
cooperation, particularly in critical minerals, petrochemicals,
agriculture, industry, transport and logistics, artificial
intelligence, finance, tourism, and education.

Prime Minister de Wever thanked Tokayev for the opportunity to
discuss the bilateral agenda and conveyed the warm regards of King
Philippe of Belgium.