KOTRA holds drone roadshow in Kazakhstan

Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on Tuesday that the Korea-Kazakhstan Drone Roadshow opened in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, from April 1 to 3. 

Seven South Korean companies in the fields of drone fuselage, national defense, construction, agricultural drone software, and drone services participated from the South Korean side.

Organized by the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Construction, the event aimed to facilitate the entry of domestic drone companies into Central Asia, using Kazakhstan as a hub.

According to KOTRA, Kazakhstan, the ninth-largest country in the world, is expected to have demand for cooperation in various fields with South Korea, including agricultural, forestry, animal husbandry, oil and gas industries, rescue activities, digital map production, and defense. 

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