Kazakhstan - economic leader in Central Asia: Indian Ambassador
10:57, 4 June 2010
ALMATY. June 4. KAZINFORM /Rassul Bakhamov/ "Kazakhstan is an economic leader in Central Asia", Ambassador of India to Kazakhstan Ashok Sajjanhar said at the IV Kazakhstan Investment Summit in Almaty.
He has said that 80% of foreign direct investments and 80% of foreign trade in the region falls on Kazakhstan.
The Indian Ambassador reminded that Kazakh President N.Nazarbayev had already suggested establishing a free trade zone and the majority of Central Asian states supported it.
"Being technically advanced country and possessing rich natural resources Kazakhstan can assume a role of the economic leader", A.Sandzhankhar said.