Chancellor Scholz and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held talks in Berlin

🇩🇪🇰🇿Chancellor Scholz and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held talks in Berlin 🟥The parties discussed issues of strengthening relations in the economic and energy spheres. In particular, the Kazakh leader reported on Astana’s readiness to increase the volume of oil supplies through the Druzhba oil pipeline and give them a long-term character. 🟥 At the same time Tokayev said that the country would stick to the sanctions course against Russia “Kazakhstan has unambiguously stated that it will follow the sanctions regime. We have contacts with the relevant organisations. There should not be any concerns on the German side about any actions aimed at circumventing the sanctions regime, it seems to me,“ Tokayev said. 🟥 In turn, Scholz praised such steps of Astana. According to him, the Kazakh government has taken measures aimed at restricting trade with Russia. “This is very important in view of the decision we have taken regarding sanctions,“ the chancellor said 🟥It is worth noting that Germany is pursuing an active policy to promote its own interests in Central Asian states. The talks between Scholz and Tokayev took place ahead of the Central Asia-Germany summit scheduled for this Friday in Berlin, which will bring together leaders of the region’s countries. 🟥 The event is being organised for the first time and aims to reduce Russia’s role in the region, as well as to expand opportunities to supply natural resources to Germany. #3 Our channel: Node of Time EN Источник: Node of Time EN