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New Delhi: Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday visited Astana, Kazakhstan to co-chair the 13th Meeting of Inter-Governmental Commission (IGC) with Kazakhstan starting from today.
Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Kanat Bozumbayev will represent the Kazakhstan side in the two-day meet.
The IGC meeting aims to follow up on the agenda set between India and Kazakhstan during the two visits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kazakhstan in July 2015 and June 2017, according to an official statement issued by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.
During his visit, Pradhan is scheduled to discuss a range of issues for stepping up cooperation between the two countries with his counterpart.
The two sides are also expected to finalize a strategy and roadmap for expanding trade, economic and investment cooperation between the two countries.
The Minister is being accompanied by a delegation comprising senior officials from various Ministries and Departments, including Petroleum and Natural Gas, Mines, Electronics & IT, Tourism, ISRO, Department of Atomic Energy, Indian Council of Agricultural Research and also high level executives from ONGC Videsh and Railway Board.
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