19:11, 16 May 2014 | GMT +5
Crucial to modernize Kazakh Armed Forces - Defense Minister
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov paid a visit to defense industry enterprises in Petropavlovsk on Friday, the ministry's press service says.

Minister Akhmetov visited the Petropavlovsk heavy engineering plant, a plant named after S. Kirov, and Munaimash plant where he surveyed the work done by the enterprises. During the visit, S. Akhmetov stressed the importance of strengthening the national defense industry complex, further modernization and rearmament of the Kazakh Armed Forces.