18:16, 21 November 2012 | GMT +5
French Alstom to take part in Astana metro construction project
PARIS. November 21. KAZINFORM The Alstom Group, with headquarters in France, is interested in fulfillment of the projects on the development of railway infrastructure, urban mass transport in Astana and Almaty, and generation of electric power in Kazakhstan.

Alstom President Patrick Kron told journalists in Paris after the meeting with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
The parties debated joint projects, in particular, projects on the development of railway infrastructure - joint production of switch gears, maintenance of ready-made locomotives, training of railwaymen, namely, engine drivers.
Alstom also showed interest in the development of urban mass transport development - construction of a surface metro in Astana and Almaty cities.