Meeting of the Bilateral Committee on Civil Nuclear Matters Kazakhstan Relation bilatérale Joint communiqué On : July 30th 2026 As part of the Franco-Kazakh Agreement on the development of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France hosted, on 28–29 July, a meeting of the Bilateral Committee on Civil Nuclear Matters. The purpose of this Committee is to review the progress of scientific and industrial cooperation and to set out future prospects. The Kazakh delegation, led by Mr Almassadam Satkaliyev, Chairman of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Atomic Energy, met on this occasion with Mr Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Mr Nicolas Forissier, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, and Ms Anne-Isabelle Etienvre, Director-General of the CEA. France and Kazakhstan reaffirm, on this occasion, the strength and long-term nature of their energy cooperation, following the strengthening of their strategic partnership formalised in 2024.