Kazakhstan bridges the West and East, PM
20:26, 20 October 2011
LONDON. October 20. KAZINFORM /Russlan Gapbassov/ "Kazakhstan is an economic bridge between the West and East," Kazakh PM Karim Massimov told in his address to the participants of Kazakhstan's Business Forum being held in London.
"In two months we will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence. We have passed the way from the Soviet country to the sovereign state. International cooperation and foreign investments were important for the country's successful development over the years of independence."
"Kazakhstan and Great Britain joining together efforts can reach further economic growth and prosperity," the PM added.
Commodity turnover between the two countries reached in 2010 USD 2 bln 204.4 mln. For the period of January-July 2011 the sales hit USD 1 bln 379.3 mln that is 16.3 % more against the analogous period of 2010.