In Seoul, the Republic of Korea 14-16 July 2014, was 67-th, the General Assembly of the International Institute of welding (IIW). In its meetings, the delegation of Kazakhstan took part, which was a Director of the Kazakhstan Institute of welding Bartenev I.A.
17-18 July 2014 in Seoul hosted the International Conference on welding and related technologies in 3 directions: heavy industry, the automotive industry and electronics.
A delegation of the German welding society agreed on the visit to Kazakhstan in September 2014.