France - top trade partner of Kazakhstan - President Nazarbayev
13:20, 5 December 2014
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - France is the top trade partner of Kazakhstan, President Nursultan Nazarbayev has stated during talks in expanded format with his French counterpart Francois Hollande in Astana today.
"France is the top trade partner of our country. Over 100 companies with French capital operate in Kazakhstan nowadays," President Nazarbayev said. The Head of State also noted that Kazakhstan and France successfully cooperate in the sphere of education. "As you may know, a monument to Charles de Gaulle who paid a visit to Baikonur back in 1966 will be unveiled in Astana," Nursultan Nazarbayev added. The Kazakh leader reminded that France was one of the first countries to recognize Kazakhstan's independence. The President also praised the French Republic for supporting his idea to host the OSCE Summit in Astana in 2010.