N.Nazarbayev held phone conversation with N.Sarkozy
16:23, 11 June 2009
ASTANA. June 11. KAZINFORM A telephone conversation between Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and French President Nicolas Sarkozy was held on the initiative of the French side, Kazinform refers to the Presidential press service.
N.Nazarbayev expressed condolences to N.Sarkozy and all French people for the ?Air France? victims.
The two presidents discussed prospects of the Kazakh-French cooperation. The parties noted that the volume of trade between the countries has increased tenfold during the last five years and reached USD 6.2 bln in 2008.
The overal investments of France into Kazakhstan's economy amounted to USD 5.1 bln, USD 4.3 bln of which are direct investments.
The two leaders spoke for the importance of the future official visit of the French President to Kazakhstan in autumn this year.