Kazakhstan considers Israel as important partner in Middle East: N.Nazarbayev

The Head of the State noted that this is the first visit of the Israeli President to our country and it confirmed the intention on establishment of further cooperation between the two states.

According to the President, the trade turnover between the countries was up to USD 2.5 bln in 2008. "I think that Kazakh-Israeli intergovernmental commission on trade cooperation must find mutually beneficial conditions for joint work", N.Nazarbayev said. The Head of the State noted that multidimensional cooperation in the economy, politics and humanitarian field existed between Kazakhstan and Israel.

S.Peres noted that he respected N.Nazarbayev as a great leader and friend. "We discussed a range of directions for cooperation in the field of science and industry and found mutual interests in the agriculture, healthcare, breakthrough innovative projects and other directions", the Israeli President said.   

The meeting continued behind the closed doors.