12:28, 09 May 2009 | GMT +5
Kazakh Foreign Minister visits Germany
MAGDEBURG. May 9. KAZINFORM /Yuliya Chernova/ Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Marat Tazhin has visited Germany on May 7; Kazinform refers to the Kazakh Embassy in Germany.

In the course of the visit the Minister negotiated with Vice Chancellor ? Foreign Minister of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Appraising dynamical development of the Kazakh-German relations, the ministers discussed future joint actions on all spectrums of relationships.
It is necessary to note that this meeting was held in ?The Year of Kazakhstan in Germany? opened by the heads of the states in Berlin on February 3, 2009.
At the meeting with journalists Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced strategic significance of the Central Asian region and the important role of Kazakhstan in it. In this connection Germany is interested in continuation of a bilateral dialog with Kazakhstan on topical issues of interaction.
In the course of the visit M.Tazhin and F.Steinmeier signed ?Actions program within the framework of partnership for the sake of the future between Kazakhstan and Germany?. The Actions program is a ?Road map? for specific joint projects implementation within the framework of polyfunctional partnership of the two states.
The sides will regularly hold political consultations at the foreign ministers level, effectively using opportunities opening in connection with Kazakhstan?s chairmanship in the OSCE in 2010. The German side will continue holding the OSCE trainings in the CORE for the Kazakh diplomats.
Significant prospects are opening for trade-economic relations of the two states. The sides agreed to continue implementation of joint innovation and investment projects.
The Kazakh Statistics Agency and Germany Federal Statistical Office will start implementation of projects of joint cooperation on the corresponding sectors this year.
The second Kazakh-German forum on energy policy will be held in Astana for increasing intensity of bilateral relations in the energy sphere.
The German side announced their wish to expand cooperation in the healthcare sphere many times, including within the framework of ?100 schools and 100 hospitals? program.
The main issue of interaction of Kazakhstan and Germany is regional security, in particular, implementation of necessary measures on Afghanistan rehabilitation.