Baltic Alliance Notes Strengthened Kazakhstan–Japan Cooperation During Presidential Visit
Baltic Alliance notes the signing of a series of strategically significant agreements during the official visit of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, H.E. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, to Japan. The agreements, concluded between Samruk-Kazyna and leading Japanese corporations, span key sectors including energy, finance, environmental technologies, transport, mining, and digitalization, underscoring the deepening economic partnership between the two countries.
Baltic Alliance representatives were present during selected engagements and ceremonies associated with the visit, reflecting the company’s long-standing commercial relationships and ongoing cooperation with stakeholders across the regional energy and commodities value chain.
Key agreements signed include an Umbrella Agreement between Samruk-Kazyna and Marubeni Corporation, alongside a Framework Agreement between Aktas Energy—a joint venture of Samruk-Kazyna and TotalEnergies—and Marubeni Corporation relating to the issuance, verification, and commercialization of carbon credits.
Further cooperation initiatives include a Strategic Cooperation Agreement between Samruk-Energy JSC and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on the deployment of clean air quality control technologies, as well as a Memorandum of Cooperation with MUFG Bank focused on the financing of development projects. In the power sector, KEGOC and Hitachi Energy entered into a Framework Agreement on strategic partnership aimed at advancing digital technologies.
Additional agreements were signed across logistics, mining, nuclear energy, and transport infrastructure, including cooperation between Kazpost JSC and Toshiba Corporation, Kazatomprom JSC and Kansai Electric, Tau-Ken Samruk JSC and JOGMEC, and KTZ JSC and RIKEN KOGYO Inc.
Earlier, President Tokayev addressed the 1st Central Asia–Japan Dialogue Summit in Tokyo. In total, more than 60 bilateral documents were signed during the visit, including commercial agreements valued at over USD 3.7 billion, highlighting expanding opportunities for international collaboration in Kazakhstan’s priority sectors.