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Stefan Grobe

Kazakhstan seeks 'much more' in ties with EU as Tokayev visits Brussels

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has begun a strategic visit to Brussels as Astana seeks a much deeper strategic partnership with the European Union, positioning itself as a reliable supplier of energy and critical raw materials while offering new opportunities in AI, logistics and green technologies.

"We are in the heart of Eurasia. We border Russia, we border China, but we would like very much to strengthen our mutually beneficial ties with the European Union," Kazakhstan's Ambassador to the EU Roman Vassilenko told Euronews in an exclusive interview on Tuesday, expressing his country’s main message for President Tokayev’s visit, as part of the constantly developing engagement between the EU and Central Asia.

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