Kazakh President meets with UK Minister of State

Astana, The Gulf Observer: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a meeting with Nusrat Ghani, UK Minister of State in the Department for Business and Trade, according to the reports of Akorda.

Welcoming the Minister of State, Tokayev stressed that the UN is among the key trade partners and the seventh investor in the Kazakh economy.

There are over 550 British enterprises, including Shell and Ernst & Young, operating in Kazakhstan.

As the Kazakh Head of State said, the trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Great Britain rose 60% last year to stand at $1.8bn.

We take interest in expanding our trade and investment ties with London. I’m pleased to note that the British side is also interested in developing all-round cooperation with Kazakhstan, said the President.

For his part, Ghani expressed gratitude to Tokayev and the Kazakhstani people for warm welcome and noted that the British side attaches great significance to the development of bilateral ties.