Kazakh Transport Minister invites Bulgaria to participate in Khorgos terminals construction

TANA. November 10. KAZINFORM Kazakh Minister of Transport and Communications Berik Kamaliyev held a meeting with Bulgarian Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Ivaylo Moskovski on Thursday.

Kamaliyev told about Kazakhstan's program of forced industrial innovative development for 2010-2014, particularly the development of transport sector. Kazakhstan is carrying out several big projects on development of transit potential. They are the construction of railway lines Korgas-Zhetygen, Uzen-state border with Turkmenistan, international transport corridor Western Europe - Western China, formation of special economic zone "Khorgos - East Gate". The Minister invited the Bulgarian side to take part in the construction of terminals in Khorgos.

In the field of civil aviation the two sides signed the agreement on air services, which has not yet entered into force due to the necessity of ratification. Kamaliyev confirmed the readiness to consider the establishment of direct flights.