German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday visited Kazakhstan for talks on developing economic ties, on the second leg of his three-day trip to Central Asia. In the Kazakh capital Astana, Scholz met President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, with petroleum deliveries and an extension of bilateral relations on the agenda. Scholz said he would “do everything to improve possibilities for economic relations,” calling for “continuous collaboration” in the raw materials sector. Kazakhstan is Germany’s third largest supplier of oil after Norway and the United States. Around 11.7% of German petroleum is sourced fr…