00:08President of Cyprus Nikas Krustajelidis came to Astana on the first-ever official visit of the
00:14President of Cyprus to Kazakhstan. During the visit, President met with his counterpart,
00:19President of Kazakhstan, Kassem Jomar Tokayev, for a private meeting,
00:23followed by extended talks between the two delegations. President Tokayev also conferred
00:28Order of Dostok on President of Cyprus, signifying the friendly relationships between the two nations.
01:07We recognize the increasing geopolitical importance of Central Asia, and we also recognize the very
01:16important role that Kazakhstan plays both in the region and also as a strategic partner of the European Union.
01:26Within this backdrop, I stress that Cyprus, also in the context of the current Presidency of the Council of the
01:35European Union,
01:36strongly supports the further strengthening of this tragic partnership.
01:42In the presence of presidents, the delegation signed several memoranda of understanding in the fields of culture,
01:48information technology, cybersecurity, sports, higher education and research,
01:53as well as cooperation agreement between the chambers of commerce of Cyprus and Kazakhstan.
01:58Already there is a very big outflow of investment from Cyprus to Kazakhstan,
02:04a net worth of around $4 billion, which is very important.
02:10And the sectors that we're especially focusing on is digitalization, financial services, logistics, shipping,
02:19there are a lot of things that we can offer, both for investment from Cyprus to Kazakhstan and the other
02:25way around.
02:26The visit was also marked by a joint business forum and an official opening of the Embassy of Cyprus in
02:32Kazakhstan.
02:32Thank you very much.
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