Baku, Azerbaijan, September 24
By Nargiz Sadikhova - Trend:
Kazakhstan is ready to establish grain export to Jordan on the basis of long-term contracts, Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Roman Sklyar said, Trend reports with reference to the press office of prime minister.
This became known during the meeting between Sklyar and Chairman of House of Representatives of Jordan Atef Al-Tarauna, during which parties discussed bilateral relations between Kazakhstan and Jordan, not only regarding parliamentarism, but also in other areas of mutual interest.
According to the press office, along with the issues of expansion of political interaction, there is an issue of increase in trade between the two countries. In this regard, there are ample opportunities to further increase trade and bilateral cooperation on food security between Kazakhstan and Jordan.
“I believe that cooperation in the field of agriculture is one of the priorities. We are ready to establish grain export to Jordan on the basis of long-term contracts,” Sklyar noted.
For its part, Kazakhstan calls on Jordan to join the Islamic Organization for Food Security, which is to contribute to the establishment of a mutual food assistance system within the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
In addition, the parties discussed issues of cooperation in the field of air traffic. Sklyar invited Jordanian airlines to cooperate with the Kazakh side, and also added that our country will analyze further aspects of profitable interactions.
In turn, representatives of the Jordanian side expressed interest in exporting agricultural products to Kazakhstan, and also thanked the Government of Kazakhstan for the warm welcome and noted the high level of relations between our countries.
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