By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo In a recent interview to Ana Tili (Mother Tongue) newspaper, President Tokayev of Kazakhstan shares his perspectives on the activities in the past year and sets goals for 2025. The following article was contributed by the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Seoul to Diplomacy Journal for publication. — Ed. Major Outcomes of 2024 Last year was marked by many important events, and a great deal of work was accomplished. For example, engineering and communal infrastructure across all regions underwent modernization after having fallen into a deplorable state. A total of 18 mi
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Kazakh President Tokayev received the CEO of KIA Corporation, Song Ho-sung on April 23, 2024. During their meeting, it was emphasized that the production of cars is one of the key areas of Kazakhstan’s industrial policy. CEO Song talked about the progress of construction of a full-cycle car production plant in Kostanay, which will be built in 2025. This ambitious project has already attracted over 200 million US dollars in investment and is expected to create 1,500 permanent jobs. The plant is designed with a capacity to produce 70,000 cars annually, with 50,00