President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with David Zapolsky, Amazon Senior Vice President and Chief Global Affairs & Legal Officer

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New York, USA

During the meeting, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and David Zapolsky discussed prospects for cooperation in the areas of digitalization, connectivity, and artificial intelligence.

President Tokayev welcomed Amazon's plans to implement joint projects with Kazakhstan's Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development and JSC Kazakhtelecom.

The partnership covers such strategically important areas as expanding access to high-speed broadband internet across the country and strengthening cybersecurity.

Amazon views Kazakhstan not only as a key platform for national projects but also as a potential regional hub for satellite communications.

As part of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's working visit to New York, JSC Kazakhtelecom and Amazon Kuiper signed a distribution agreement to provide access to the Kuiper satellite network.

Under this agreement, Amazon Kuiper intends to deploy its own ground infrastructure in Almaty, Akkol, and Aktau, with planned investments of about $200 million.

The project is being implemented in line with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's instruction to develop digital infrastructure and ensure equal access to modern telecommunications services for all regions of the country.