ASTANA, Kazakhstan, August 2. As part of the official visit of the President of the Republic of Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso to Kazakhstan, 10 major bilateral agreements were signed between the countries, Trend reports, citing the press service of the president of Kazakhstan.
Thus, the following documents were signed:
- agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of the Congo on mutual exemption from visa requirements for holders of diplomatic passports;
- memorandum on political consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Francophonie, and Congolese Abroad of the Republic of the Congo;
- memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation, and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications, and Digital Economy of the Republic of Congo on cooperation in the fields of information and communication technologies, e-government services, space activities, and cybersecurity;
- memorandum between the Ministry of Industry and Construction of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Mining Industries and Geology of the Republic of Congo in the field of mining and geology;
- memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of electricity between the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Energy and Hydropower of the Republic of Congo;
- memorandum of understanding between the Astana International Financial Center and the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of the Congo;
- agreement on cooperation in the oil and gas industry between KazMunayGas and the National Petroleum Company of the Republic of Congo;
- memorandum of cooperation in the field of information and communication technologies between National Information Technologies and the National Authority of Regulation of Posts and Telecommunications (ARPCE) of the Republic of the Congo;
- memorandum of cooperation in the field of space systems for remote sensing of the Earth between Kazakhstan, Gharysh Sapary, and the National Authority of Regulation of Posts and Telecommunications (ARPCE) of the Republic of Congo;
- memorandum of cooperation in the field of cybersecurity between MSSP GL and the National Authority of Regulation of Posts and Telecommunications (ARPCE) of the Republic of the Congo.