BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 1. Kazakhstan and Lithuania discussed cargo traffic between the two countries and prospects for cooperation in this area, Trend reports.
According to the official source of Kazakhstan, these issues were discussed between Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Lithuania Timur Urazaev and the Director General at Klaipeda State Seaport Algis Latakas.
During the meeting, the parties discussed the prospects of cooperation on the eve of the visit of the Kazakh business delegation to Klaipeda with the participation of representatives of transport companies and exporters of the country.
Latakas noted that in 2022, the port handled more than 36 million tons of cargo with a total capacity of 70 million tons, and also added that at the same time, the volume of Kazakh cargo handled at the port doubled and amounted to more than 200,000 tons.
Meanwhile, the port of Klaipeda is one of the four largest ports of the Baltic Sea and is the main transport and logistics hub of Lithuania.