US Secretary Antony Blinken and visiting Kazakh Overseas Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi mentioned cooperation within the Central Asian area and safety, the highest US diplomat mentioned in Washington DC.

“It’s superb to have Overseas Minister Tileuberdi right here as we speak.  We’ve been strategic companions with Kazakhstan for 30 years, one thing that we worth very a lot,” Blinken mentioned on Could 20, the US State Division mentioned in a press launch. “We very a lot help as properly the essential efforts at political and financial reform which are happening now in Kazakhstan. This lengthy relationship is one girded by our robust dedication to Kazakhstan’s independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity,” the US Secretary of State mentioned.

“We’ve lots to speak about as we speak by way of the area, safety.  What we’re seeing amongst different issues from Russia’s conflict of aggression towards Ukraine are profound impacts past Ukraine, together with in Central Asia – meals, power, commerce – and we’re working to handle all of those second and third order results of the aggression,” Blinken mentioned.

For his half, Tileuberdi mentioned he arrived in Washington DC with a particular mission to ship Kazakhstan’s key messages, to reaffirm his nation’s steadfast dedication to additional advance Nur-Sultan’s Enhanced Strategic Partnership with the US.

“Simply additionally utilizing this chance, I want to thanks to your initiative to the ministerial assembly on international meals safety,” the Kazakh Overseas Minister mentioned.

He added, “I participated in New York this 18 of Could, and I imagine that it was essential and well timed occasion to handle the precise points and the challenges, which is essential particularly for our area of Central Asia”.

Later that day, Tileuberdi held talks with US Deputy Secretary of Power David Turk, Kazakhstan’s Overseas Ministry mentioned. Tileuberdi famous that Kazakhstan is a dependable companion of the US each within the power sector and in nuclear non-proliferation.

With the growing significance of fresh power sources and zero-emission economies, Kazakhstan can be aligning its financial priorities with the local weather agenda by specializing in decarbonizing the financial system and introducing low-carbon applied sciences.