Minister of Economy and Budget Planning meets US Ambassador

ASTANA. January 23. KAZINFORM Kazakh Minister of Economy and Budget Planning Bakhyt Sultanov has held a meeting with US Ambassador to Kazakhstan Richard Hougland; Kazinform refers to the Ministry?s press service.

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The Minister congratulated the diplomat on the inauguration of 44th President of the USA Barack Obama. Within the meeting a number of issues of bilateral cooperation was discussed. In particular, B.Sultanov noted that the Programme of Economic Development between Kazakhstan and the USA ?can be highly estimated, because it has been successfully implemented during several years?. B.Sultanov noted that ?it is necessary to design plans for the nearest three years to make an opportunity to consider prospects of continuation of the Programme of Economic Development between Kazakhstan and the USA?. The Minister informed the American diplomat of the Joint Action Plan of the Government, National Bank and Financial Supervision Agency and of events, which are implemented in the framework of the Government?s anti-recessionary measures.