President Tokayev holds meeting with German business representatives
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with the representatives of German business circles ahead of the Kazakh-German Business Forum in Astana, Akorda reports.
The Kazakh leader said that the presence of the leading German companies in Kazakhstan is clear evidence of a shared commitment to the development of economic cooperation between the two countries.
Speaking to the business representatives, the President highlighted that their companies are at the forefront of innovation and play a key role in global sustainable development and prosperity. The Head of State expressed confidence that the agreements signed and joint initiatives reached during the visit of the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz are to enhance the long-term strategic partnership between Astana and Berlin.
Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz also addressed the business representatives with a welcoming speech.
Attending the meeting were President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Energy AG, Deputy Chairman of the Eastern Committee of the German Economy Christian Bruch, CLAAS Group CEO Jan-Hendrik Mohr, Chairman of the Managing Board at DB E.C.O. Group, spokesperson of the Central Asia working group of the Eastern Committee of the German Economy Niko Warbanoff, President of SVEVIND Energy GmbH, Honorary Consul of Kazakhstan in Saxony Wolfgang Kropp, Aurubis AG Chairman/CEO Toralf Haag, Siemens Healthineers AG CEO Bernd Montag, CEO of GP Günter Papenburg AG Günter Papenburg, CEO of HMS Bergbau AG Dennis Schwindt, member of the Executive Board responsible for international financing at KfW Bankengruppe Christiane Laibach, representative of the Managing Partners of KNAUF Gruppe Alexander Knauf, member of the Board of Management at Herrenknecht AG Martin-Devid Herrenknechtt, CEO of Ernst Klett AG Philipp Hausmann, and CEO of Rhenus SE & Co. KG Tobias Bartz.
