Massimov meets Estonian PM Andrus Ansip

ASTANA. September 7. KAZINFORM /Kanat Kulshmanov/ Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov holds a meeting with Estonian colleague Andrus Ansip.

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 "I am confident that those agreements, which we will conclude, will help to use a potential of our countries' cooperation. I think that there are many spheres for expansion", K.Massimov said at the meeting.

 Andrus Ansip, in his turn, noted that relations between Kazakhstan and Estonia are good in economic and political plan.

 According to the data of the Customs Control Committee of the Kazakh Ministry of Finance, last year the two countries' trade turnover made up USD 75.5 mln, USD 20.9 out of them - export, USD 54.6 mln - import. Over five months of 2009 the trade turnover made up USD 23.8 mln, USD 49.1 thousand - export, USD 23.76 mln - import.

 Production of ferrous metallurgy, chemical industry, inorganic chemistry, radioactive material and grain predominate in the structure of the Kazakh export. Animal products, production of food industry, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage, tobacco, electric machines, equipment and etc are imported to Kazakhstan.