Al-Malkawi and the Ambassador of Kazakhstan discuss ways to enhance cooperation
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The Chairman of the Amman Committee, Engineer Ahmed Al-Malkawi, discussed during his meeting with the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Talgat Shaldanbay, at his office today, Wednesday, ways to strengthen bilateral relations between the cities of Amman and Astana, and mechanisms for cooperation and joint work in various fields.
During the meeting, Al-Malkawi praised the Jordanian-Kazakh relations based on continuous cooperation, stressing the keenness of the Greater Amman Municipality to strengthen bilateral relations, support areas of joint work between Amman and Astana, and open new horizons for cooperation that contribute to providing the best services and enhancing sustainable development.
For his part, Ambassador Shaldanbay emphasized the depth of the relations that bind the two friendly countries, praising the level of development witnessed by Amman in various fields of municipal work, and the efforts of the Greater Amman Municipality in developing infrastructure and upgrading the level of services provided to the city of Amman and its residents.
He expressed his government's readiness to enhance bilateral cooperation and exchange expertise in areas of joint work, in a way that achieves benefit and interest for both countries.
It is noteworthy that the Greater Amman Municipality is linked by a twinning agreement with the Astana Municipality to exchange expertise and information in the fields of urban planning, environmental protection, public health, and city infrastructure, in addition to cooperation in cultural fields, heritage and history revival, and the exchange of visits and delegations in various fields of municipal work.
The Municipality had named a street after the Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev in 2010 in the Tariq area, in addition to "Abai" Street in the Zahran area. Furthermore, the name of the late His Majesty King Hussein bin Talal, may God rest his soul, as well as the name of Amman, were given to two streets in the Kazakh capital, Astana.
