Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have good prospects for cooperation in transport field - Nazarbayev

14:35, 20 October 2011

MATY. October 20. KAZINFORM /Aigul Turysbekova/ Our contacts in the fields of energy, oil transportation, use of the Caspian Sea as a transport artery for Kazakhstan to the Black Sea and into Europe are the most important matters of bilateral concern. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said it during the talks with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on Thursday in Almaty.

Nazarbayev noted that despite the difficulties connected with Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, Azerbaijan reached significant progress over the past 20 years.

"We are the Caspian Sea neighbors, and all problems of the Caspian Sea are common to us. We are firmly addressing the problems connected with its status. We have good prospects for cooperation in industrial and oil and gas spheres. Our experts can use the big experience of Azerbaijan in this field," the President of Kazakhstan noted.

Nazarbayev also mentioned the opportunity to develop cooperation in transport sphere. "In the future Azerbaijan will become one of the most important transport arteries for Kazakhstan's oil and other products. Construction of a new railroad from Turkey through Georgia and Azerbaijan to the Caspian Sea will make it possible to deliver Caucasian goods via Kazakhstan to China. This project promises great benefits for both parties," he emphasized.

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