Akhmetov attended 3rd Int'l Rail Business Forum
ASTANA. November 13. KAZINFORM "Cargo traffic via Kazakhstan will reach 30 million tons till 2020," Kazakh Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov has announced today at the opening of the Third International Rail Business Forum "Strategic partnership 1520: Central Asia" at the Radisson Hotel in Astana.
Managers of the national railway companies of Kazakhstan, Russia and other countries of the "1520", special authorities of the Kazakh Government, as well as companies operating in the field of rail transportation and engineering participate in the event.
The Head of the Kazakh Government stressed President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev pays special attention to the development of transit potential in realization of scale infrastructure integration projects.
"The President initiated a large project "Kazakhstan - New Silk Road" which will contribute to the development of Kazakhstan as a trade, logistic, business hub of Central Asia and first of all a transit bridge between Europe and Asia.
Besides, Akhmetov noted such projects as the establishment of the International Centre of Boundary Cooperation (ICBC) Khorgos will be a key point within "The New Silk Road."
Considerable attention during the forum will be paid to the establishment of a competitive transport product for the needs of the Chinese economy, stepping up of container business in the direction of "East-West", creation of the modern rolling stock, development of the travel market.
One of the key issues at the forum will be the planned creation of an integrated transport and logistics system of the Single Economic Space, which should give a powerful impetus to the development of integration.