Experts in Tashkent discuss Tokayev's address and ties with Kazakhstan

The event was organized jointly with the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Uzbekistan. Participants discussed the address titled "Current Tasks of Kazakhstan in a New Historical Cycle." According to UzA, tasks outlined in the document include infrastructure modernization, transport and logistics development, energy security, more efficient water use, the agrarian sector, digital transformation, and the adoption of artificial intelligence. Diplomats, representatives of government agencies, scientific and think tanks, higher education institutions, business, and public organizations of both countries took part in the discussion.

As UzDaily writes, discussions were also held at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy, with leadership and experts of the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President (ISRS) joining them. Akramjon Nematov, First Deputy Director of the ISRS, stated: "Kazakhstan's strategic guidelines largely coincide with the priorities of the 'Uzbekistan – 2030' Strategy." Among promising areas, he named industrial cooperation, joint transport and production chains, critical minerals, energy, water resources, artificial intelligence, digital technologies, and engineer training.

The participants put forward a series of proposals. One of them is to prepare a joint map for the two countries that would link their modernization programs by 2030 and identify priority projects of mutual interest. It was also proposed to make broader use of the "Central Asia" International Industrial Cooperation Center to build production chains and attract investment.