Nazarbayev: PRC - leading economic investment partner of Kazakhstan
19:29, 13 June 2011
ASTANA. June 13. KAZINFORM /Serik Sabekov/ The People's Republic of China is a leading economic investment partner of Kazakhstan.
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has made it public during bilateral negotiations.
"Last year the volume of bilateral trade exceeded USD 20 bln," the Head of State said.
N.Nazarbayev stressed that implementation of joint projects in the sphere of energy, construction of the second stage of the Kazakh-Chinese gas pipeline "Beineu-Shymkent", modernization of oil refineries and others are of strategic significance.
N.Nazarbayev thanked the Chinese side for high estimation and understanding of necessity of such cooperation.