Food security, climate change, global crises and the need for inter-country cooperation were the main messages of the 8th Ministerial Conference of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Food Security and Agricultural Development, as well as the 6th General Assembly of the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS), held on 2-3 October 2023 in Doha, Qatar. Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin participated in the meetings of Islamic states.
From August 17 to 21 in Urumqi city of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China the international exhibition China-Eurasia Commodity and Trade is held. The exhibition center presents the products of 40 Kazakhstan commodity producers.
The round table was held in Shenzhen on August 13, 2023, where the Kazakhstan delegation focused on the development of cooperation with major businessmen, representatives of companies included in the top ratings of suppliers of technologies, goods, services in China, as well as with global exporters in the field of agriculture, logistics and transport.
Over 200 businessmen from Shenzhen, the largest economic and industrial center of the PRC, participated in the first Kazakhstan-China Business Forum on August 14, 2023. The event, organized jointly by the Kazakhstan-China Trade Promotion Association and Zshenzhen Cross Supply Service Association, brought together potential Chinese investors to learn about investment opportunities in Kazakhstan.
Serik Zhumangarin visited the Huawei office later that day. In the demonstration hall of the company's office, the Kazakhstan delegation was presented digital solutions and results of AI implementation in the management of transportation, infrastructure of cities with millions of inhabitants, in the process of the full production cycle of the oil industry, from upstream to downstream, in coal mining, mining industry, port infrastructure and other industries.
Creation of the shortest direct route for delivery of Kazakhstan's export cargoes to the markets of the Persian Gulf, Middle East, Pakistan, India and the East African coast is an opportunity for Kazakhstan to launch a joint venture with Abu Dhabi Ports (part of AD Ports Group on behalf of Simatech Shipping & Forwarding).
Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin and Minister of Trade and Industry of Afghanistan Haji Nooruddin Azizi discussed the main aspects of cooperation on August 2, 2023.
The day before, a representative business delegation from Afghanistan headed by Minister of Industry and Trade Haji Nooruddin Azizi arrived in Astana.
At an operational meeting in the Government, held on July 26 this year under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Trade and Integration Serik Zhumangarin, discussed the scale of the situation and possible measures of state support in connection with the abnormal heat and low rainfall in some regions of Kazakhstan.
Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Trade and Integration Serik Zhumangarin took part in the 98th meeting of the CIS Economic Council in Moscow.
At the Government session chaired by Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov the progress of the Food Security Plan for 2022-2024 was considered. Reports were made by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Trade and Integration Serik Zhumangarin, Minister of Agriculture Yerbol Karashukeyev.
Ahead of the plenary session in Baku, Deputy Prime Minister-Minister of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin met with Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan Parviz Shahbazov.
Participants of the second friendly dialogue of cross-border cooperation between Kazakhstan and China, which was held in Almaty during the official visit of Ma Xinzhui, member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, Secretary of the Communist Party Committee of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, to Kazakhstan agreed on strengthening of bilateral economic relations.
