Kazakh President held telephone conversation with German Chancellor
ASTANA. February 19. KAZINFORM Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has held a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel today on the initiative of the German side, the presidential pres service reports.
Angela Merkel congratulated N.Nazarbayev on the beginning of the Kazakhstan's OSCE chairmanship. The Head of the State expressed gratitude for the support that Germany renders to Kazakhstan in is activity at the OSCE chairman post and, in particular, for the support of the Kazakh initiative to hold the OSCE Summit.
The state and prospects of development of the Kazakh-German cooperation were discussed within the conversation. N.Nazarbayev appreciated the activity of German companies in realization of projects within the Industrialization Strategy of Kazakhstan. The Head of the State also stressed the results of his visit to Germany in 2009. A.Merkel expressed intention to visit Kazakhstan this year.