Toqayev Meets with Minister-Delegate Saint-Martin
Photo: Aqorda
On the sidelines of the Astana International Forum, President of Kazakhstan Qasym-Jomart Toqayev met with Laurent Saint-Martin, France’s Minister-Delegate for Foreign Trade, Orda.kz reports.
They discussed cooperation in the fields of energy and the nuclear industry. France is one of the candidates to serve as a contractor for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan. Alongside French company EDF, other contenders include Korea’s KHNP, China’s CNNC, and Russia’s Rosatom.
Amid plans for the nuclear power plant, Kazakhstan has established a Nuclear Energy Agency, headed by former Energy Minister Almasadam Satkaliyev.
“On this occasion, Qasym-Jomart Toqayev extended his greetings to French President Emmanuel Macron,” the Aqorda press service reported.
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