Baku, Azerbaijan, July 12
By Nargiz Sadikhova - Trend:
Kazakhstan signed 11 documents on projects worth $80 million aimed at strengthening cooperation with Tajikistan, Trend reports with reference to the press office of prime minister of Kazakhstan.
The signing of agreements took place within the framework of the meeting of Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin with the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.
Furthermore, intergovernmental negotiations with prime minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda were held and prospects of strengthening bilateral cooperation were discussed.
Rasulzoda noted that both countries work on increasing volume of trade turnover to $2 billion in the near future.
The parties also reaffirmed their intention to continue realization of existing agreements on expansion of nomenclature and volume of Kazakh export. Attention was given to improvement of investment cooperation in agriculture, industry, energy, transport and logistics.
“We are ready to expand our investment cooperation by creating joint investment projects,” Mamin said.
(1 USD = 383.91 KTZ on July 12)
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