Belgrade, 29 October 2026 – The Embassy of Kazakhstan in Serbia hosted a roundtable dedicated to the Address of the President K.Tokayev, to the people of Kazakhstan, entitled “Current Priorities of Kazakhstan in a New Historical Cycle.” The event brought together representatives of the Serbian expert community, business circles and the media.
Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Serbia, Bolat Imanbayev, presented the key provisions of the Address, outlining the priorities for modernising the state system, social policy and economic development. These include major projects in infrastructure and logistics, energy, agriculture, digitalisation and artificial intelligence.
Serbian experts highlighted the consistent implementation of political reforms in Kazakhstan and the particular emphasis placed by the country’s leadership on innovation as part of its national development strategy.
Professor Ljubica Vasić drew attention to the Address’s emphasis on the rule of law, institutional development, and investment in education and artificial intelligence. Dayana Lazarević, Professor at the Institute of Political Studies, noted that the Address underscores national sovereignty and social stability as the foundations for scientific and technological progress.
Alexander Vuković, Chairman of the Kazakhstan–Serbia Business Club, highlighted Kazakhstan’s leading role in digitalisation. Milica Kandić, a representative of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, pointed to significant opportunities for joint initiatives in the technology and infrastructure sectors, particularly highlighting the “People’s Construction” programme as a promising opportunity for Serbian companies.
According to Ivan Milić, Secretary of the Association for Electronic Communications at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, the Address presents a comprehensive vision for the country’s future and serves as a roadmap for further bilateral cooperation.
Journalists Nataša Jakovljević and Marija Milutinović highlighted the importance of developing people-to-people diplomacy and maintaining direct air connectivity between the two countries as a foundation for expanding contacts between their citizens.
The participants expressed confidence that the consistent implementation of the reforms outlined in the Address would create additional opportunities to expand Kazakhstan–Serbia cooperation in trade and economic relations, investment, transport and logistics, science and technology, and humanitarian affairs.
