TÜRKİYE AND KAZAKHSTAN SIGNED A NUMBER OF COOPERATION AGREEMENTS

As a result of the talks held in Ankara between the presidents of Turkey and Kazakhstan in a narrow and expanded format, the parties signed 15 cooperation agreements.

The documents provide for cooperation in the field of transport, defense industry, military intelligence, information technology, culture, agriculture, transportation, trade, customs control, the environment, education, youth policy, communications, and archives.

Members of official delegations in the presence of heads of state signed the following documents:
1. Protocol on cooperation between the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the State Archives Department under the President of the Republic of Turkey.
2. Memorandum of cooperation in the field of mass media between the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Communications Department under the Office of the President of the Republic of Turkey.
3. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on international combined transportation of goods.
4. Terms of Reference for the Agreement on Trade in Services between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Turkey.
5. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on the organization of information exchange and simplification of customs control procedures.
6. Memorandum of cooperation in the field of forestry between the Committee for Forestry and Wildlife of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Main Department of Forestry of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Turkey.
7. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of quarantine and plant protection.
8. Memorandum of cooperation in the field of information technology between the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation, and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Turkey.
9. Protocol between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of military intelligence.
10. Protocol between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of military archives, military history, museology, and military publications.
11. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on cooperation in the field of education.
12. Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey in the field of cinematography.
13. Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Turkey in the field of youth policy.
14. Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of environmental protection between the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Environment, Urban Planning and Climate Change of the Republic of Turkey.

Following the talks, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a Joint Statement on an expanded strategic partnership.