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DeputyPrimeMinisterAlexeiOverchukaddressedtheplenarysessionofthe19thRussia-KazakhstanInterregionalCooperationForumheldinKostanay,RepublicofKazakhstan.
AlexeiOverchukattends19thRussia-KazakhstanInterregionalCooperationForum
TheannualRussia-KazakhstanInterregionalCooperationForumisheldtomaintainandboostbilateraleconomic,culturalandhumanitarianties.Thisyear,itfocusedonagricultureasthefoundationofastrongeconomy.Thetwocountries’delegationswereledbyDeputyPrimeMinisterofRussiaAlexeiOverchukandDeputyPrimeMinisterofKazakhstanSerikZhumangarin.
PresidentVladimirPutinandPresidentKassym-JomartTokayevopenedtheforum’splenarysessionviavideoconference.AlexeiOverchukandSerikZhumangaringavereports.Theforumwasattendedbyrepresentativesofthetwocountries’businessandscientificcommunities,publicfigures,ministryofficialsandtheheadsofRussianandKazakhregions.
Excerptsfromthetranscript:
AlexeiOverchuk:PresidentPutin,PresidentTokayev,forumparticipants,
Iwouldliketowelcometheforum’sparticipantsandorganisersandtoexpressgratitudetoourKazakhpartnersandthecityofKostanayforthewarmwelcome.
Theforum’sthemethisyearisagricultureasthefoundationofastrongeconomy,whichislogicalamidthecomplicatedsituationontheglobalfoodmarketwhereourcountrieshaveamajorroletoplay.
RussiaisakeytradeandeconomicpartnerofKazakhstan.InJanuary-August2023,mutualtradeamountedto1.5trillionroubles,anincreaseof7.6percentcomparedtothesameperiodlastyear.Inthisperiod,Russiamainlyexportedfoodandagriculturalproducts,metalsandmetalproducts,machinery,equipment,vehicles,chemicals,andmineralproductstoKazakhstan.
Inmutualtrade,wearerelyingmoreonournationalcurrencies,whichaccountedforover75percentofalltransactionsinthefirsthalfof2023,withtheRussianroubleaccountingfor65.7percent.
Inviewofthethemeoftoday'sforum,Iwillspeakinmoredetailaboutfoodsecurity.Asin2022,ourcountryhasseenarecordgrainharvest.Thisyear’scropharvesttotals147milliontonnes,whichisimportant,giventhatRussiaisakeysupplierofwheatandbarleytoKazakhstan.Inaddition,ourcountryisoneofthemainsuppliersofsunflowerseed,rapeseed,poultrymeat,andsugarandthebiggestimporterofporkandfermentedmilkproducts.
Inthecontextofachangingclimate,wateravailabilityisofparticularimportanceforgrowthinagriculture.Duringbilateralmeetings,RussiaandKazakhstanconsidersuchissuesasmonitoringtransboundarywaterbodies,implementingwatermanagementandwaterprotectionmeasures,andthejointoperationandmaintenanceofhydraulicstructures,andweapproveprogrammesandplansforlong-termcooperation.
RussiaandKazakhstanhaveestablishedapermanentcommissiononthejointuseandprotectionoftransboundarywaterbodies.Atitsregularmeetings,themembershavereviewedtheperformanceresultsoftheworkinggroupsthatfocusontheUral,BolshoyandMalyUzen,Irtysh,andTobolriverbasins,andtheKigachchannel.Theyalsodiscusswaystomonitorthestateofwaterresourcesintransboundaryriversandwaterprotectionpracticestoimprovethem.
RussiaisalsointerestedinaddressingtheAralSeaissueandisreadytoprovidetechnicalassistanceinthisarea,includingtheintroductionofenergy-savingtechnologies.
Thedevelopmentofcooperationinagrarianscienceplaysanimportantroleinourbilateralrelations.Ourcountriesaremutuallyinterestedincontinuingjointresearchprojectsintheselectionandgrowingofindustrialcropseeds,aswellasproductionoffodderandfeedadditivesforanimals,andincreasingthegeneticpotentialofbigcattleforspecialiseddairybreeds.
Sincethe1970s,membersoftheStateCommissionoftheRussianFederationonTestingandProtectionofSelectionAchievementshaveconductedacceptancetestsinvolving123typesofseeds.Followingstateseedtestsin2022,theStateRegisterofSelectionAchievementsApprovedforUseincluded13newseedvarieties.TheRussianAgrarianResearchCentreDonskoicooperateswiththeInstituteofPlantBiologyandBiotechnologyofKazakhstan’sMinistryofEducationandScienceinexpandingscienceandtechnologicalcooperationtojointlyusenewfoddercrops.
Today,Kazakhstangrowsfiveregionalricevarieties,asselectedbytheFederalRiceResearchCentre.WehavetestedRussianricevarietiesintheKyzylordaRegionandhaveinitiatedproductionofthebestones.ThismadetheKazakhstanirice-growingsectormorecost-effective,andRussianricevarietiesaccountfor80percentofthetotalcrop.
Stabledevelopmentofourcountriesispromotedbycooperationinenergy.Russiannaturalgasexports,viaKazakhstan,toUzbekistanbeganon7October.TheCentralAsia—Centregaspipelineisthelargesttrilateralenergyprojectthatwillcontributetoenergysecurityfortheentireregion,whichisalsoimportantforthesustainabledevelopmentoftheagro-industrialcomplex.
TogetherwearebecomingthelargestandmostreliablefoodexporterstomarketsintheGlobalSouth.Thisiswheretheeconomiccentreoftheworldisshiftingto,wherethepopulationand,consequently,theconsumptionofagro-industrialproductsaregrowingfastest.
Foragriculturalproductexports,itisespeciallyimportanttouseefficient,time-savingroutes.AndhereweseethatKazakhstanissettingitselfupasapowerfullogisticshubforEurasia.WeseeKazakhstan'scurrenteffortstoimprovetheinfrastructureofitsterminalfacilities,seekingtoincreaserollingstock,removeadministrativebarriersandcreatebetterconditionsforcarriers.
TogetherwithKazakhstan,weareinterestedindevelopingtheeasternNorth-Southinternationaltransportcorridor,whichrunsfromRussiathroughKazakhstanandTurkmenistantowardsIran’sseaports.ThisroutehasbeeninoperationsincelastOctober.
NolessimportantforusisthedevelopmentoftransportroutestowardsthePeople'sRepublicofChina.Agriculturalmarketsinthiscountryhavestartedtoopenforourcountries.Thesenewopportunitiesneednewmoderninfrastructure.WeareworkingonajointprojectforthenewAyagoz-Bakhtyline,partoftheAyagoz-Tacheng-KaramayrailwaylineandforarailwaycheckpointbetweenKazakhstanandChina.
WearealsoworkingonthedevelopmentofourbordercrossingpointswithKazakhstanandrelatedinfrastructureinRussia.Thereareproblemshere,butSerikZhumangarinandIareworkingonthem.
WithintheEurasianEconomicUnion,weareworkingwithKazakhstantoensurecommonfoodsecurity.Wehaveadoptedindicativebalancesofsupplyanddemandforgrains,sugarandsunfloweroil,whichguaranteethepopulationofourcountriesthesetypesofagriculturalproducts,aswellasthesaleofouragriculturalproductsinforeignmarkets.
RussiaandKazakhstanarekeymembersoftheEurasianEconomicUnion.Wearelookingtothefuturetogetherandaredefiningthegoalsandareasforcooperationintheagro-industrialsphere.
Inparticular,oneofthemaindevelopmentgoalsistoprovidethecommonEurasianEconomicUnionmarketwithkeygoodsandresourcesandeffectiveoperationsbyensuringtheavailabilityoffoodtothepeopleofthememberstates;todeveloptradeandeconomicrelationsbetweenproducersandconsumersofagro-industrialproductswithintheEAEU;topromotetheintroductionofinnovativeapproachesintheagro-industrialsectoraimedatincreasingproductivityincropproductionandlivestockbreeding,aswellastheefficiencyofproductionandsaleofcompetitiveproducts;developmentofinfrastructureforthestorageofagriculturalproductsandfoodstuffs;andcooperationaimedatdevelopingthetechnologicalbasefortheagribusinesssector.
WewillbetalkingaboutdevelopingcooperationwiththeregionsinRussiaandKazakhstanhereattheforumtoday.WeneedtheRussianlanguageforcooperationandtoconductbusinessatalllevels.Nowwecanspeakwithoutaninterpreter,withoutlosingsenseandmeaning,andwecanunderstandeachother.WeseetheinterestthatKazakhstanhasintheRussianlanguage,wehaverecentlydiscussedthisatourIntergovernmentalCommissiononCooperationbetweentheRussianFederationandtheRepublicofKazakhstan,andwearegratefultothePresidentofKazakhstanKassym-JomartTokayevfortheinitiativetosetuptheInternationalOrganisationfortheRussianLanguage,whichwasestablishedatameetingoftheCISHeadsofStateCouncilbyagreementon13October.NowwehavestartedasubstantivediscussionontheconstructionofthreeschoolswitheducationinRussianinthesouthofKazakhstan.
Morethan60,000KazakhstudentsarestudyinginRussia.Recently,branchesofsuchuniversitiesas,forexample,GubkinRussianStateUniversityofOilandGasandtheMoscowEngineeringPhysicsInstitutehaveopenedinKazakhstan.AndduringthelastmeetingoftheIntergovernmentalCommission,wetouchedonopeningabranchofaRussianagriculturaluniversity.
Colleagues,Iamconfidentthattheagreementsreachedattoday'sforumwillmakeasignificantcontributiontothedevelopmentofbothregionalcooperationandallotherareasofcooperationbetweenourcountries.IwouldliketothanktheKazakhsideonceagainforthewarmwelcome,friendlyatmosphereandconstructiveapproach,andIwishtheforumparticipantsproductivework.
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