Manaus, November 17, 2025 - As part of Brazil's presidency of the COP30 climate change conference, at the invitation of the government of the state of Amazonas, Bolat Nussupov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Brazil, paid a working visit to the city of Manaus.

During his stay in the state capital, Bolat Nussupov held talks with Mr. Gustavo Igrejas, Secretary of Economic Development, Technology and Innovation, Mr. Marcel Alexandre da Silva, Deputy and Secretary of Tourism, Mr. Bosco Saraiva, Director of the SUFRAMA Agency (Federal Agency, responsible for the management of the Manaus Free Trade Zone). The Kazakh Ambassador was also welcomed by the head of the Federal State Police, Mr. Jeff MacDonald.

The parties discussed opportunities and ways to establish cooperation between Kazakhstan and the state of Amazonas in the field of trade and investment, as well as cooperation in the field of academic exchanges and tourism. The Brazilian side gave a presentation on the Manaus Free Trade Zone, where advanced technologies are used for doing business.

The meeting included an exchange on establishing partnership ties between the state of Amazonas and one of the regions of Kazakhstan, as well as the future opening of our country's honorary consulate in the city of Manaus.

For reference: The Brazilian state of Amazonas is the largest state in Brazil in terms of area, occupying more than 18% of the country's territory in the least developed part of the Amazon River basin. The state capital, Manaus, has been declared a free economic zone with the aim of accelerating the development of the Amazon basin region. It accounts for about 98% of the state's industrial production. More than half of the production volume is accounted for by the electrical and electronic industries: the manufacture of mobile phones, computers and peripherals, audio and video equipment, and office equipment. Manaus also produces motorcycles, watches, children's toys, thermoplastic products, household chemicals, and metallurgical products.

In addition, Manaus is home to the only oil refinery in the Amazon. The state of Amazonas has a developed mining industry (tin, aluminum, tantalum, and iron ores are mined, and reserves of pyrite, lead, copper, chromium, manganese, and gold and precious stones are mined), livestock breeding, agriculture and forestry, as well as fishing.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-brazil/press/news/details/1106972?lang=kk