ROMA (ITALPRESS) – Kazakhstan is interested in working with Italy from the point of view of economic cooperation, while from the political point of view the reciprocal visits of the last period are of great importance, sealed by that to Astana of President Sergio Mattarella. These are the evaluations made by the President of the Senate of Kazakhstan, Maulen Ashimbayev, in a meeting at the Khazaka embassy in Rome. Ashimbayev was today visiting Rome and the Vatican, where he had a meeting with Pope Leo XIV and the prefect of the Dicastery for interreligious dialogue, George Jacob Koovakad.
Kazakhstan is experiencing a phase of profound transformation, stressed in its intervention in the hall, and economic transformation is accompanied by that of political institutions. “President Tokajev has set up a working group composed of experts,” said Ashimbayev, on the hypothesis to the Astana vaglio of the establishment of a single-camera Parliament. Ashimbayev then underlined the importance of Parliament as a democratic institution while at the same time inviting Italian parliamentarians “to visit Kazakhstan”, recalling official meetings at the highest levels already in place. Regarding the visit to Astana di Mattarella, the president of the Senate spoke of a “very successful, of historical importance”.
Also cooperation with Italy is already very positive and can develop further in the wake of the ongoing evolution of the Central Asian country. According to Ashimbayev, the economic data of the last period, including a GDP estimated at 6.4% in the first months of 2025, confirm Kazakhstan the largest economy in Central Asia. Ashimbayev cited traditional sectors, such as energy and mining, others growing, such as manufacturing, and finally focused attention on efforts to develop new ones, with the aim of diversifying the national economy. The Pmi are becoming an important part of this operation, added the president of the Senate, with an increasingly important share in GDP. Kazakhstan has adopted important internal reforms to support economic results, including tax reform. Digital transformation is one of the priority components.
“The priorities for Kazakhstan are now oriented towards development, especially economic,” said Ashimbayev answering the questions of those present. “We are the biggest exporters in our region, but we also want to move forward in manufacturing, mechanical engineering, agriculture. We want to attract foreign investments, we are interested in working with Italy”, he added, mentioning among others the agricultural sector. “We have projects in Kazakhstan and we want to bring technology for agriculture to Kazakhstan,” he concluded. Finally, the President of the Senate illustrated some moments of the meeting with the Pontiff. “With Pope Leo XIV I discussed the cooperation between the Catholic Church and Kazakhstan,” he said, adding that Kazakhstan attaches great importance to interreligious dialogue. “Today we also discussed our future cooperation,” said the President of the Kazakh Senate.
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