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Hungarian-Kazakh Strategic Council meets in Nur-Sultan
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The fifth meeting of the Hungarian-Kazakh Strategic Council, established in 2016 to strengthen bilateral economic ties, took place in Nur-Sultan on Tuesday, the finance ministry said.
Finance Minister MihΓ‘ly Varga and Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi reviewed cooperation in the areas of education and culture, as well as economy, at the meeting.
Varga noted that
pharmaceuticals and health-care supplies accounted for 70 percent of Hungaryβs exports to Kazakhstan in the first half of the year, but said farming, the food industry, water management, waste management, energy and ITC are also promising areas for Hungarian companies that want to sell their products and services in the country.
Varga said 50 Hungarian business leaders participated at a Hungarian-Kazakh business forum at which a number of agreements were reached with local business partners.
Hungaryβs Rex-San is in talks on delivering hospital beds and rehabilitation equipment to Kazakhstan, he added.
As we wrote yesterday, Finance Minister MihΓ‘ly Varga spoke at a business forum in Nur-Sultan organised by the Kazakh Chamber of Foreign Trade and the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK), details here.