Kazakh President Qasym-Jomart Toqaev held talks with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, during which the two sides discussed joint investment and energy projects. The meeting took place in Baku on the sidelines of the Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia, infohub.kz reports.
"Particular attention was paid to the prospects for strengthening Kazakh-Qatari multifaceted partnership, as well as the implementation of joint investment and energy projects," the meeting statement said.
Beyond the economic agenda, the heads of state exchanged views on international and regional issues, including the situation in the Middle East.
What projects link Kazakhstan and Qatar
Earlier, Kursiv wrote that in March 2024 the governments of the two countries concluded an agreement on long-term strategic partnership. The package of projects worth $17.6 billion included gas processing plants, the Aktobe—Kostanay and the second line of the Beineu—Bozoi—Shymkent gas pipelines, as well as power plants and agricultural processing enterprises.
In February 2025, Samruk-Energo and Qatar's UCC Holding signed an agreement to build a 1,000 MW gas turbine power plant in Kyzylorda. Earlier, QazaqGaz and UCC Holding agreed on projects for gas processing plants at Kashagan with capacities of 1 billion and 2.5 billion cubic meters per year.
Recall that speaking at the VII CICA Summit in Baku, Toqaev proposed developing a common transport connectivity strategy and creating a partnership in the field of human capital.