ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 22. Kazakhstan and the US have discussed a long-term and mutually beneficial partnership between the parties, covering a wide range of areas, from traditional energy sources to the latest technologies in the field of renewable energy, Trend reports.
Discussions took place during the Working Group Meeting within the framework of the US-Kazakhstan Strategic Energy Dialogue (SED).
SED efforts are currently focused on key areas such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, developing renewable energy sources, extracting and processing critical materials, and ensuring energy and global nuclear security. In this area, the participants discussed the work plan for bilateral cooperation for 2024 and the current status of creating working subgroups in the above areas.
Following the meeting, the parties summed up the results of the first meetings of the working subgroups on the issues of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, mining and processing of critical materials.
On February 8, the first meeting of the Critical Minerals Dialogue was held in the "C5+1" format, with the participation of the heads of relevant ministries of the Central Asian countries and representatives of the US State Department.
The Critical Minerals Dialogue highlights prospects for cooperation to achieve common minerals goals, including market diversification and technology development.