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President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Türkiye on Tuesday for an official visit at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
“During the meetings at the Presidential Complex, the progress of the ‘Enhanced Strategic Partnership’ between the two countries and steps to further deepen this partnership will be discussed,” Burhanettin Duran, Turkish President's spokesperson stated on X.
The statement also said that current global and regional developments will be discussed during the meetings.
Leaders will also participate in the fifth meeting of the Kazakhstan–Türkiye High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council (HLSCC).
“It is anticipated that various agreements will be signed during the interdelegation talks further to consolidate the legal foundations of Türkiye–Kazakhstan relations,” it added.
On Tuesday, Kazakhstan's leader held a series of meetings with senior executives of Turkish companies as following:
- President Tokayev was briefed on YDA Holding’s investment activities in Kazakhstan, with particular emphasis on three projects on the construction and operation of multi-specialty hospitals in Turkestan, Astana, and Petropavlovsk. Additionally, the company intends to expand multi-specialty production at the YDA Industrial Park and establish a sandwich panel manufacturing facility in Astana, as well as to establish a multimodal transit hub in Aktau.
- Tokayev expressed support for S Sistem Lojistik’s initiative to establish a logistics center at Aktobe International Airport, the project is being carried out in collaboration with Kazpost JSC. The company plans to expand its business operations in Astana, Almaty, Shymkent, and Aktau in the future. He stated that Kazakhstan had embarked on a comprehensive development of the Middle Corridor, aiming to position the country as a leading transit hub in Eurasia.
- a long-term partnership in agro-industrial sector was discussed with Tiryaki Holding that was planning to build a plant for deep processing of wheat and peas in Astana. The meeting also focused on development of efficient logistics for the transportation of agricultural products manufactured in Kazakhstan, digitalization of warehousing infrastructure and modernization of elevators.
- the President backed Orzax Group’s decision to build a dietary supplement factory in Turkistan region, emphasizing that the initiative would make a significant contribution to the diversification of domestic pharmaceutical industry and increasing the country’s export potential. The company plans both to expand its production base in Kazakhstan and to develop scientific-research and innovative areas.
Four people were killed, including a child, in Ukrainian strikes on the Russian port city of Novorossiysk overnight, according to the governor of the Krasnodar region. Ukraine's drone forces commander, Robert Brovdi, said Russian military ships were destroyed in the attacks.
Wildfires have broken out in Türkiye’s Antalya province, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate as strong winds fuelled the flames.
A TV channel was struck during a live broadcast on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least three people, the city's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Meanwhile, drones hit civilian infrastructure in Russia's southwestern Saratov region.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) allegedly launched two ballistic missile attacks against a U.S. Navy warship over the past two days.
Overnight Iranian strikes on an air base in Jordan damaged multiple U.S. aircraft and left one without a wing, American media reported. Meanwhile, explosions were heard across parts of southern Iran according to local media reports.
Georgia’s busiest sea gateway has reached its capacity limit, adding urgency to plans for a major expansion of Poti port as the country seeks to strengthen its role in the Middle Corridor trade route between Asia and Europe.
Overnight Iranian strikes on an air base in Jordan damaged multiple U.S. aircraft and left one without a wing, American media reported. Meanwhile, explosions were heard across parts of southern Iran according to local media reports.
Kabul could become the first modern city in the world to run out of water by 2029, the UK head of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has warned following a week-long visit to Afghanistan.
The Azerbaijan International Development Agency (AIDA) and the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) have signed an agreement to strengthen international development and humanitarian cooperation.
Azerbaijan's education system is showing some of its strongest signs of progress in years, with the latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results revealing significant improvements in mathematics, science and reading.
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