Several documents signed following 6th session of Kazakh-British Intergovernmental Commission on Trade Cooperation

AKIPRESS.COM - Kazakhstan delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Roman Vassilenko continued its visit to London with high-level events targeting enhanced multifaceted cooperation between the two states, the MFA reported.
The 6th meeting of the Kazakh-British Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation (IGC) chaired by Vassilenko and the UK Minister of State for International Trade Conor Burns MP took place as part of the visit.
The meeting participants, including over 50 British business executives, discussed the IGC's progress and developments over the past year and outlined the core areas for future multifaceted cooperation. Prospects for cooperation in oil and gas, finance, education, technologies and mining sectors were also discussed.
Minister Burns noted the growing UK-Kazakhstan cooperation in the areas of mutual interest - education, oil and gas, mining industry, finance, chemical industry, engineering, metallurgy and civil aviation.
The IGC session enabled its five working groups to proceed with more detailed debate on cooperation in oil and gas, mining industry, healthcare, education and financial services.
As a result of the meeting a number of bilateral documents were signed, including:
- Memorandum on financing investment projects in Kazakhstan with the participation of British businesses between Baiterek Holding and UK Export Finance;
- Joint Venture Agreement between Artex Construction LLP and Independent Power Corporation PLC (IPC) to create a Clean Energy power development company focusing on a 250 MW gas fired CCGT project in Aktau;
- Memorandum of Understanding between Artex Construction LLP and IPC to create a Digital Joint Venture to develop a greenfield data centre in Aktau where clean, uninterruptible gas fired and renewable energy is required to meet the needs of Western Kazakhstan;
- Agreement between Astra Mining and Kazgeology on the exploration of three deposits in Kazakhstan;
- Agreement between Aurora Mining and RPA Inc on the provision of consulting services in subsoil use.