{"id":41343,"date":"2022-01-25T11:44:16","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T10:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novastan.org\/en\/?p=41343"},"modified":"2023-11-02T19:21:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T18:21:47","slug":"kazakhstan-inaugurates-its-consulate-general-in-strasbourg-and-sets-its-sights-on-the-european-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novastan.org\/en\/kazakhstan\/kazakhstan-inaugurates-its-consulate-general-in-strasbourg-and-sets-its-sights-on-the-european-union\/","title":{"rendered":"Kazakhstan inaugurates its Consulate general in Strasbourg and sets its sights on the European union"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>On May 17, 2021, Kazakhstan inaugurated its Consulate General in Strasbourg in order to get closer to the Grand Est region and the European Union. This will reinforce France\u2019s status as the leading partner to Central Asia. <\/strong><strong>This article was originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/novastan.org\/fr\/kazakhstan\/le-kazakhstan-inaugure-son-consulat-general-a-strasbourg-et-vise-lunion-europeenne\/\">Novastan\u2019s French website<\/a> on the 25<span lang=\"en-US\">th<\/span> of May 2021.<\/strong>\n\nIt is a step closer to one another for Kazakhstan and France. On May 17th 2021, Kazakhstan\u2019s former diplomatic mission in Strasbourg has been officially transformed into a Consulate General, as the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in France has announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kazembassyfr\/posts\/2974816219415642\">on its Facebook page<\/a>. The consulate will have the mission to cover the Grand Est region as well as to develop closer relations with the European Union (EU), whose Parliament is based in Strasbourg.\n\nDuring the ceremony, Anuarbek Akhmetov was named as the Consul-General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Strasbourg. The event was attended by the ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan in France, Jean Galiev, the first vice-president of the Grand Est region, Jean-Luc Bohl, as well as French senator and the regional councillor for the Grand Est, Andr\u00e9 Reichdart. The Norwegian Bj\u00f6rn Berge, deputy secretary to the Council of Europe, was also present. In addition to these four, representatives of the diplomatic corps were also present, likewise representatives of the city\u2019s town hall and Kazakh students, according to the embassy.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Special Position<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>\nThis Consulate General holds a special position in the sphere of Kazakh diplomacy in France. Whilst the embassy has a consular service, it distinguishes itself from the biggest country in Central Asia\u2019s other three honorary consulates in Lyon, Nice, and Rennes. As a Kazakh diplomatic source pointed out to Novastan, the latter honorary consulates are run by French citizens and are used as assistance.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hp-newsletter col-span-3 lg:col-span-1 flex flex-col bg-primary-100 border-t-8 border-secondary-500 rounded-lg justify-center items-center lg:items-stretch px-6 py-6 gap-4 box-border\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"enveloppe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"far fa-envelope text-5xl text-secondary-300\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"formulaire_nl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"font-bold text-xl block\">The whole of Central Asia in your inbox\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSubscribe to our free weekly newsletter\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"flex w-3\/4 lg:w-full\" action=\"https:\/\/us4.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=6a15a2256d412b041fdec39e8&amp;id=d479236523\" method=\"post\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" target=\"_blank\" novalidate=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"flex-grow py-2 px-3 border border-primary-300 rounded-l\" type=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email\" name=\"EMAIL\" id=\"mce-EMAIL\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"bg-secondary-500 py-2 px-3 text-white rounded-r-md border border-secondary-500\" type=\"submit\" value=\"\" name=\"subscribe\">Register<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"underline text-secondary-700\">Click here for the latest issue\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- newsletter -->\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<p>\n\nThe new consulate in Strasbourg has many aims. As much as carrying out basic consular services in the Grand Est region, the consulate must also promote commercial and humanitarian cooperation between the countries, as the Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.kz\/memleket\/entities\/mfa-strasbourg\/press\/news\/details\/202926?lang=ru\">in a statement<\/a>. Equally, Kazakhstan hopes to develop cooperation in the digital, agri-food and renewable energy sectors &#8211; three sectors that are very present in this territory, as Jean Galiev noted during the inauguration.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A New Diplomatic Reach<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>\nAs <a href=\"https:\/\/24.kz\/kz\/zha-aly-tar\/sayasat\/item\/474483-strasburgte-aza-stanny-bas-konsuldy-y-ashyldy\">Kazakh media outlet Khabar24<\/a> explains, interest in a Consulate General in Strasbourg was reignited by the intensification of diplomatic relations with Western Europe, and in particular France, but also with the Council of Europe. From an economic standpoint, France is one of the most important investors in Kazakhstan whilst <a href=\"https:\/\/novastan.org\/fr\/kazakhstan\/la-capitale-du-kazakhstan-renommee-nur-sultan\/\">Nur-Sultan<\/a> is <a href=\"https:\/\/novastan.org\/fr\/decryptage\/le-covid-19-fossoyeur-des-relations-economiques-entre-la-france-et-lasie-centrale\/\">Paris\u2019 first Central Asian economic partner.<\/a>\n\nThis position was mentioned by the French Minister<span lang=\"en-US\"> Delegate<\/span> for Foreign Trade, Franck Riester, in an interview with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inform.kz\/ru\/frank-riester-franciya-sohranila-svoyu-poziciyu-veduschego-delovogo-partnera-s-kazahstanom_a3786966\">Kazakh media outlet Kazinform<\/a>. According to the minister, France is Kazakhstan&#8217;s 8th largest partner.\n\nMore broadly, Nur-Sultan is looking to the European Union and the Council of Europe. On 19 March 2021, the sixth session of the EU-Kazakhstan Investment Cooperation Dialogue was held. During this session, Kazakh Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/novastan.org\/en\/kazakhstan\/kazakhstan-asqar-mamin-reappointed-prime-minister-after-uncompetitive-election\/\">Askar Mamin<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/primeminister.kz\/kz\/news\/kr-premer-ministri-a-mamin-eo-elshilerimen-kezdesu-otkizdi-1923746\">called<\/a> on EU ambassadors to establish a new dialogue to promote Kazakhstan&#8217;s economic development. With this Consulate General in Strasbourg, Nur-Sultan aims to have a more serious representation in the European institutions in order to bring diplomatic relations with Europe to a new level.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>Novastan Editorial Team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>Translated <a href=\"https:\/\/novastan.org\/fr\/kazakhstan\/le-kazakhstan-inaugure-son-consulat-general-a-strasbourg-et-vise-lunion-europeenne\/\">from French<\/a> by Molly Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>Edited by Anna Wilhelmi<\/strong> <p><em>For more news and analysis from Central Asia, follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Novastan_Eng\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Novastan.org\/\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/novastan\">Telegram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/fondation-novastan\/\">Linkedin<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/novastanorg\/\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 17, 2021, Kazakhstan inaugurated its Consulate General in Strasbourg in order to get closer to the Grand Est region and the European Union. 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