EU is largest trading partner of Kazakhstan, Zhigalov
19:53, 21 October 2011
NDON. October 21. KAZINFORM /Russlan Gapbassov/ "The European Union has been the largest trading partner of Kazakhstan for 16 years," Kazakh Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Konstantin Zhigalov told today at the Kazakhstan's Business Forum being held in London.
"The EU has been ranking the first among the Kazakhstan's trading partners over 16 years," Zhigalov noted.
According to him, Kazakhstan is the only country of Central Asia to approve a special program on establishing close ties with Europe. "We enjoy strategic partnership with France, Italy, Spain and Germany," he resumed.