Kazakhstan plans to expand export to China - A. Issekeshev

Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and New Technologies Asset Issekeshev said it at the meeting of the Exporters' Council under the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Kazakhstan.

He emphasized that the Exporters' Council had started active work because one of the priorities of the Forced Industrial-Innovation Development State Program was activation of non-oil export.

'We start a series of meetings on development of non-oil export. Markets, we will consider primarily, are of the Customs Union member states, China and our neighboring countries including Central Asia countries and EU member states', the Minister said.

'Today we would like to consider our trading strategy with China especially regarding Kazakh export issues. We would like to share the views with you and know about your plans to coordinate our future work with China', A. Issekeshev said addressing the entrepreneurs.

He also told them about the upcoming visit of the President of Kazakhstan to China and about the importance of this visit.