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Russia’s Bashkortostan eyeing increase of halal products export to Kazakhstan

Business Materials 22 May 2020 16:16 (UTC +04:00)
Russia’s Bashkortostan eyeing increase of halal products export to Kazakhstan

BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 22

By Nargiz Sadikhova - Trend:

Russia’s Bashkortostan intends to increase export of halal products to Kazakhstan, a representative of Bashkortostan’s State Committee on Foreign Economic Relations told Trend.

Earlier this month, it was reported that a representative office of Russia’s Bashkortostan may opened in Kazakhstan. The decision was made during a meeting of the Bashkortostan’s Investment Committee in the format of videoconference.

“Kazakhstan is a long-standing and important partner of Bashkortostan. Fruitful work is being carried out at the interstate and interregional level in both the economic and humanitarian spheres. Cooperation of Kazakhstan and Bashkortostan is based on the agreements on cooperation in trade, economic, scientific, technical and humanitarian fields with akimat [administrative centers] of Pavlodar, Atyrau regions and Nur-Sultan city,” the official said.

The official said that Kazakhstan is among top five partner countries of Bashkortostan in terms of foreign trade turnover ($338.5 million in 2018, $361.2 million in 2019). Over 60 joint companies currently operate in areas of agriculture, petrochemistry, forest industry.

The creation of a representative office will make it possible to systematize all areas of work, and bring Bashkir-Kazakh relations to a new level, primarily in the economy, the official said.

“For example, Bashkortostan actively supplies a wide range of goods to Kazakhstan, including chemical, fuel and energy products, wood, food products, metals, engineering products and glass. There are plans to expand the list of exported halal goods. Implementation of joint projects in aircraft manufacturing, production of soda ash, attracting investments in the field of road facilities, petrochemicals and oil refining is also possible. The areas of tourism, recreation, education, as well as the media sphere deserve special attention,” the official said.

The representative office’s operations will include promoting the interests of Bashkortostan in Kazakhstan, providing support in expanding bilateral relations between the parties in economy, culture and other fields, ensuring the promotion of Bashkir production on Kazakh market, assisting in organization of joint business missions, congresses, exhibitions and cultural events, the official said.

“Currently, a possible legal form of the institution is being determined,” the official said.

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