The presidents of Kazakhstan and Türkiye signed a joint declaration pledging to foster long-term friendship and strategic partnership.
Kassym Jomart Tokayev and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held the sixth meeting of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council in Astana.
The parties discussed cooperation in economic, cultural, and humanitarian areas. Erdoğan stated at the event that they have reaffirmed their goal of increasing trade volume between the two countries to 15 billion USD.
Erdoğan stated, "We consider it important to ensure the implementation of the 67-point action plan adopted at the 14th term meeting of the Intergovernmental Joint Economic Commission, held in Astana on 15 April, to achieve this objective. We will continue to support businesses in the investment sector. I believe that events like today's business forum, which brings together the business communities of both countries, are critical for strengthening our trade and economic ties."
According to Tokayev, Kazakhstan has attracted 6 billion USD in investment from Türkiye so far.
Tokayev said, "Kazakhstan's investments in Türkiye have also increased to 2.5 billion USD. In addition, Türkiye is one of our top five trading partners. The cultural and humanitarian ties between the two peoples serve as an important link in our relations. We want to maintain these positive trends while broadening the scope of our cooperation."
The meeting placed special importance on agricultural cooperation. In 2025, agricultural trade increased by more than 25 per cent, reaching approximately 360 million USD.
The Turkish side was asked to develop a roadmap for increasing reciprocal agricultural trade for the 2026-2028 period.
Tokayev also spoke about comprehensive efforts to improve the investment environment and invited Turkish partners to carry out projects in non-resource sectors.
The presidents also discussed opportunities for collaboration in energy, mining, digitalisation, artificial intelligence, and the defence industry.
Following the bilateral talks and the sixth meeting of the Kazakhstan-Türkiye High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council, Tokayev and Erdoğan signed the Declaration on Eternal Friendship and Expanded Strategic Partnership between Kazakhstan and Türkiye.