Astana, Berlin signed a number of important documents

19:36, 18 July 2010

ASTANA. July 18. KAZINFORM /Kanat Kulshmanov/ A number of important documents was signed within the framework of the German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel's state visit to Kazakhstan on Sunday.

Kazakh Minister of Environmental Protection Nurgali Ashimov and German Federal Minister for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Norbert Roettgen signed an action plan in the sphere of environmental protection.

Kazakh Minister of Economic Development and Trade Zhanar Aitzhanova and State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology of Germany Bernd Pfaffenbach signed a joint statement of intentions between the governments of the two states on further cooperation in advanced training of executive staff in the economic sphere.

Managing Director of Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund Kairat Aitekenov and Chief Executive Officer for Central and Eastern Europe at Deutsche Bank AG Peter Tils signed a memo on establishment of a Kazakh-German business council for strategic cooperation.

President of 'Kazakhstan Temir Zholy' JSC and CEO of Siemens AG Peter Löscher signed a memo of cooperation.

First Vice Minister of Industry and New Technologies Albert Rau and General Director of METRO Cash & Carry Steven Krieger signed a memo of cooperation.

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