The Korea Forest Service and the Kazakh government have agreed to strengthen their cooperation in forest management through a memorandum of understanding signed at the Presidential Palace in Astana, Kazakhstan. The agreement, formalized during the summit between Presidents Yoon Suk Yeol and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, focuses on collaborative efforts in forest disaster response, including forest fire management and the promotion of biodiversity through activities like seed exchange and the use of satellite imagery. The deal was signed by Korea Forest Service Minister Nam Sung-hyun and Kazakh Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Nysanbaev Erlan Nuralievich. The Korean agency has been involved in various forestry projects in Kazakhstan, such as the creation of the Kazakh and Korean Friendship Garden in Astana and the establishment of forest plantations on the dried seabed of the Aral Sea. Both ministers expressed optimism that the memorandum would further strengthen the existing forestry cooperation between the two countries, with Nam participating in a tree-planting event in Astana to symbolize the ongoing collaboration and express hopes for the created forest to become a meaningful space for the citizens of both nations.