Kazakhstan to export grain, meat and vegetable oil to Cambodia

Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held talks in Astana with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, who arrived on his first official visit to Kazakhstan. The Government's press service told Qazinform News Agency that the two delegations discussed ways to expand trade and economic cooperation. Kazakhstan views Cambodia as an important and reliable partner in Southeast Asia.

The talks covered trade and investment, agriculture, transport and logistics, digitalization, artificial intelligence, tourism and humanitarian exchanges. Bektenov expressed Kazakhstan's interest in exporting grain, vegetable oils, meat and processed agricultural products to Cambodia. The sides also reviewed linking the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (Middle Corridor) with the China-Laos-Vietnam-Cambodia corridor.

Cambodian financial and business representatives were invited to use the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) for joint projects. After the talks, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Hun Manet adopted a Joint Statement.