Macron on a mission to strengthen ties between France and Kazakhstan

On Wednesday, he called for the acceleration of the strategic partnership between Paris and Astana.

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00:00 French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, the first stop on

00:06 a two-day trip aimed at raising France`s profile in a region where Russia, China, Turkey and

00:11 Europe are all jostling for influence.

00:15 Kazakhstan has positioned itself as a supplier of crude oil to European countries and supplies

00:20 around 40 percent of France`s uranium needs.

00:23 "We have deep convergences and these convergences are taking place in a moment of the world

00:30 that you have recalled, which is made of a lot of crisis and imbalance."

00:38 Macron also welcomed Astana`s refusal to align itself with Moscow over Russia`s full-scale

00:43 invasion into Ukraine.

00:45 He`ll head to Uzbekistan later today, accompanied by the head of the French nuclear firm Orano,

00:51 which last year signed a deal to develop new uranium mines in the country.

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