{"slug": "kazakhstan-south-korea-explore-projects-in-ai-and-industry", "title": "Kazakhstan, South Korea explore projects in AI and industry", "summary": "Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Arman Issagaliyev met with Nam Jin, Director-General for Northeast and Central Asian Affairs of South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Astana to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation in industrial projects, artificial intelligence, infrastructure, and education. The Korean side reaffirmed its readiness to intensify practical cooperation, and both sides agreed to continue coordination for high-level bilateral and multilateral events.", "body_md": "# Kazakhstan, South Korea explore projects in AI and industry\n\nKazakhstan's Foreign Minister Arman Issagaliyev held talks with Nam Jin, Director‑General for Northeast and Central Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the [Republic of Korea](https://qazinform.com/tag/south-korea), [Qazinform ](https://qazinform.com/)News Agency reports.\n\nThe meeting held in Astana underscored the steady development of political dialogue, [trade ](https://qazinform.com/tag/trade)and economic ties, as well as cultural and humanitarian cooperation between the two countries, the press service of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said.\n\nIssagaliyev emphasized Kazakhstan’s interest in expanding the bilateral agenda through concrete and mutually beneficial projects in areas such as industrial cooperation, [artificial intelligence](https://qazinform.com/tag/artificial-intelligence), infrastructure, and [education](https://qazinform.com/tag/education_t790).\n\nThe Korean side reaffirmed its readiness to intensify practical cooperation and maintain a high level of political dialogue to advance shared priorities.\n\nSpecial attention was devoted to collaboration within the framework of the** **Central Asia - Republic of Korea Cooperation Forum.\n\nFollowing the talks, both sides agreed to continue close coordination in preparing bilateral and multilateral events at the highest and high levels.\n\nEarlier, it was reported that President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev [signed ](https://qazinform.com/news/kazakhstan-appoints-new-foreign-minister-3aca6e)a decree appointing Mukhtar Tleuberdi as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/kazakhstan-south-korea-explore-projects-in-ai-and-industry", "canonical_source": "https://qazinform.com/news/kazakhstan-south-korea-explore-projects-in-ai-and-industry-630adc", "published_at": "2026-09-02 17:20:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-02 17:53:46.288009+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Arman Issagaliyev", "Nam Jin", "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea", "Kazakhstan", "South Korea", "Central Asia - Republic of Korea Cooperation Forum", "Kassym-Jomart Tokayev", "Mukhtar Tleuberdi"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/kazakhstan-south-korea-explore-projects-in-ai-and-industry", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/kazakhstan-south-korea-explore-projects-in-ai-and-industry.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/kazakhstan-south-korea-explore-projects-in-ai-and-industry.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/kazakhstan-south-korea-explore-projects-in-ai-and-industry.jsonld"}}