A meeting was held at the office of the International Green Technologies and Investment Center (IGTIC) under the leadership of Deputy Chairman of the Board Bekezhan Zhakeyev with a delegation from SSTEC, headed by Deputy General Director Ms. Zhou Yuanyuan. The meeting was supported by the representative of the China-SCO Technology Transfer Center – Ms. Irina Abaturova.
During the meeting, key initiatives of the Center and SSTEC were discussed regarding the exchange of experiences and joint development of green technology support programs. SSTEC proposed to establish a representation of the Green Technology Bank in Central Asia. In turn, the Center invited the Chinese side to participate in funding the partner Apex Green Fund, aimed at financing projects in waste management, renewable energy, reforestation, and other promising areas.
At the end of the meeting, a Strategic Cooperation Agreement was signed between the Center and SSTEC for the implementation of joint initiatives and exploration of prospective directions for the development of green projects.
Additionally, SSTEC officially announced the honorary inclusion of the Center into the Alliance “One Belt, One Road” — for the transfer of low-carbon technologies and innovations. The Center highly appreciates the opportunity to become one of the first members of this Alliance and will work on joint efforts to support sustainable development between the two countries.
The Center expressed gratitude to the SSTEC leadership for their visit to Kazakhstan and invited them to attend the side events of the National Pavilion of Kazakhstan at COP-29 in Baku.
