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A roundtable discussion dedicated to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s Address to the Nation, entitled “Current Priorities of Kazakhstan in a New Historical Cycle,” was held at the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Serbia, bringing together Serbian experts, business representatives and media professionals.
Ambassador Bolat Imanbayev presented the key provisions of the Address, outlining the priorities of public administration reform, social policy and economic development, including large-scale projects in infrastructure, logistics, energy, agriculture, digitalization and artificial intelligence.
Serbian experts noted the consistency of Kazakhstan’s political reform agenda and the particular emphasis placed on innovation as a component of the national development strategy. Professor Ljubica Vasić highlighted the priorities of the rule of law, institutional development, and investment in education and artificial intelligence, while Professor Dajana Lazarević noted that sovereignty and social stability, which form the foundation for scientific and technological development, are at the heart of the Address.
Alexander Vuković, Chairman of the Kazakh-Serbian Business Club, particularly highlighted Kazakhstan’s leadership in digitalization. Milica Kandić, a representative of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, noted the prospects for joint initiatives in the technology and infrastructure sectors, specifically identifying the “People’s Construction” programme as an attractive area of cooperation for Serbian companies. Ivan Milikić, Secretary of the Association of Electronic Communications at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, described the Address as a comprehensive vision of the country’s future and a roadmap for further expanding Kazakh-Serbian cooperation.
Journalists Nataša Jakovljević and Marija Milutinović drew attention to the development of people-to-people diplomacy and the availability of direct air connections between the two countries as a foundation for expanding contacts between the citizens of Kazakhstan and Serbia.
The participants expressed confidence that the consistent implementation of the reforms outlined in the Address would create additional opportunities for expanding bilateral cooperation in trade and economic relations, investment, transport and logistics, science and technology, and humanitarian affairs.
Ambassador Bolat Imanbayev presented the key provisions of the Address, outlining the priorities of public administration reform, social policy and economic development, including large-scale projects in infrastructure, logistics, energy, agriculture, digitalization and artificial intelligence.
Serbian experts noted the consistency of Kazakhstan’s political reform agenda and the particular emphasis placed on innovation as a component of the national development strategy. Professor Ljubica Vasić highlighted the priorities of the rule of law, institutional development, and investment in education and artificial intelligence, while Professor Dajana Lazarević noted that sovereignty and social stability, which form the foundation for scientific and technological development, are at the heart of the Address.
Alexander Vuković, Chairman of the Kazakh-Serbian Business Club, particularly highlighted Kazakhstan’s leadership in digitalization. Milica Kandić, a representative of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, noted the prospects for joint initiatives in the technology and infrastructure sectors, specifically identifying the “People’s Construction” programme as an attractive area of cooperation for Serbian companies. Ivan Milikić, Secretary of the Association of Electronic Communications at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, described the Address as a comprehensive vision of the country’s future and a roadmap for further expanding Kazakh-Serbian cooperation.
Journalists Nataša Jakovljević and Marija Milutinović drew attention to the development of people-to-people diplomacy and the availability of direct air connections between the two countries as a foundation for expanding contacts between the citizens of Kazakhstan and Serbia.
The participants expressed confidence that the consistent implementation of the reforms outlined in the Address would create additional opportunities for expanding bilateral cooperation in trade and economic relations, investment, transport and logistics, science and technology, and humanitarian affairs.
