Kazakhstan Strengthens Collaboration with Sierra Leone
Tootin' 'n' Talkin': The Sizzling Collab Between Kazakhstan and Sierra Leone
Astana's buzzing with excitement as Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Murat Nurtleu, recently sat down with Sierra Leone's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Timothy Musa Kabba, for a red-hot sesh on April 8. Kabba's first official visit to Astana? You bet your bottom dollar!
Nurtleu's got his eye on a profitable partnership between the two nations, highlighting promising collaboration in sectors such as trade, transport and logistics, healthcare, agriculture, and more. One of the world's top ten grain producers, Kazakhstan's got its sights set on the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route as a prime conduit for delivering grain, cereals, oilseeds, high-quality meat, and organic products to African markets.
The dynamic duo discussed cooling tech and digitization, with a special focus on Central Asia's largest IT startup park, Astana Hub. Last year, the Kazakhstan Agency for International Development shipped pieces of its e-Gov platform to Sierra Leone following the signing of the memorandum of understanding.
Nurtleu also gave a shoutout to Kabba for throwing his support behind the UN General Assembly resolution aimed at setting up a Regional Center for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Central Asia and Afghanistan in Almaty. Nurtleu made it clear that Astana's pumped to further strengthen cooperation in sustainable development and join global initiatives.
Post-negotiations, the pair penned the Roadmap for Cooperation between the foreign ministries of both countries. No financial strings attached, this non-binding agreement is all about crankin' up engagement and collaborations without the pesky hassle of commitment.
So, stay tuned, folks! The cooperation between Kazakhstan and Sierra Leone is looking like a ticket to ride on the gravy train of sustainability, tech, agriculture, and more, straight outta Astana!
Insight: This revitalized partnership, as outlined by the recent Roadmap for Cooperation agreement, promises to unfold the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, lending Kazakhstan's leading grain production to address Sierra Leone's food security concerns and expand the former's export reach. Collaboration on IT and digitization encompasses the transfer of Kazakhstan's e-Gov platform components to Sierra Leone, with a focus on the Astana Hub, Central Asia's largest IT startup ecosystem. Sustainable development efforts will center around a U.N. resolution to establish a Regional Center for SDGs in Almaty, underscoring both nations' pledge to global sustainability frameworks.[1][3][5]
- The Trans-Caspian International Transport Route is expected to start transporting Kazakhstan's leading grain production to help address Sierra Leone's food security concerns and boost its own export reach, as outlined in the Roadmap for Cooperation.
- The joint partnership between Kazakhstan and Sierra Leone extends to sectors beyond trade and transport, including healthcare, agriculture, and IT, with a focus on Central Asia's largest IT startup park, Astana Hub.
- The Kazakhstan Agency for International Development supplied pieces of its e-Gov platform to Sierra Leone following the signing of a memorandum of understanding last year, indicating a growing collaboration in digitization.
- Minister Nurtleu and his Sierra Leone counterpart, Kabba, expressed a commitment to further strengthen cooperation in sustainable development and join global initiatives, including the UN General Assembly resolution aiming at setting up a Regional Center for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Almaty.
- The Roadmap for Cooperation signed by the foreign ministries of Kazakhstan and Sierra Leone prioritizes engagement and collaboration without binding financial obligations, providing a platform for startups and policy-and-legislation discussions in the general news sphere.
