Almaty Mayor, EIB reps met
ALMATY. May 23. KAZINFORM /Yelena Iliinskaya/ Almaty mayor Akhmetzhan Yessimov held a working meeting with a delegation of the European Investment Bankб led by director for Eastern Neighbors, Central Asia and Caucasus Joachim Link, the Mayor's press service reports.
As Almaty Mayor said the Almaty city government and the Bank could tune up cooperation in the areas as ecology, energy industry and transport. Almaty has experience of cooperation with another European financial institution - EBRD.
According to Joachim Link, EIB always maintains friendly relations and considers potentially sound projects. All the projects submitted will be debated and analyzed. "Municipal transport development is our priority. The bank is interested in waste management project as well. According to our mandate we do not focus on the Industrial Zone now but we will consider this project in the future," Mr Link said.