ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 21. Kazakhstan and
North Macedonia have signed an agreement on the establishment of a
Business Council following the business forum in Skopje, Trend reports via the Kazakh
Ministry of Trade and Integration.
The agreement was signed during the working visit of
Kazakhstan’s Minister of Trade and Integration Arman Shakkaliyev to
Macedonia.
In addition, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between
QazTrade and the Agency for Foreign Investments and Export
Promotion of North Macedonia, aimed at implementing joint business
projects.
The forum also resulted in the signing of commercial agreements
worth around 500 million tenge (about $1 million).
The business event brought together more than 100 Macedonian
companies and a number of Kazakh participants, including
KazakhInvest and QazTrade.
During the visit, President of North Macedonia Gordana
Siljanovska-Davkova received Minister Shakkaliev, who also held
talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Timcho
Mucunski. The discussions focused on creating conditions for
sustainable growth in bilateral trade.
As part of the visit, the Kazakh delegation also toured the
Bunardzik technological and industrial development zone (TIDZ), a
specialized center for clean production and advanced
technologies.
Meetings were also held with representatives of major Turkish
companies operating in North Macedonia, including Orzax Group
(dietary supplements), Roz Metal (metal and aluminum products), and
Safi Holding (food industry, including sugar production). The
companies expressed interest in expanding their presence in
Kazakhstan, implementing investment projects, localizing
production, and developing industrial cooperation