Kazakhstan, India expanding defense coop
The Kazakh delegation of defense enterprises, led by Vice-Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development of Kazakhstan Talgat Zhanzhumenov, is attending the 11th Defense and Expo 2020 International Exhibition of Land and Naval Arms, which takes place in Lucknow, India, the Ministry’s press service informs.
The visit has seen meetings with the State Minister of Defense of India, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of India and about 10 large defense enterprises. The deepening of cooperation in the naval sphere has been discussed, in particular an increase in the exports of Kazakhstan’s S.M. Kirov Machine-Building Plant, who is already carrying out repairs and naval service in India. The possibility of repair and maintenance of armored vehicles and missile and artillery weapons and the joint production of protective equipment have been discussed. Much attention has been paid to attracting Indian investments in the defense industry of Kazakhstan.
The State Minister of Defense of India has received an invitation letter on behalf of the Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development of Kazakhstan Beibut Atamkulov to visit the International Exhibition of Arms and Military-Technical Equipment KADEX-2020, to take place 28-31 May 2020 in Nur-Sultan.
