Kazakhstan wants to see Belgium as leading partner in Europe - Nazarbayev
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has said it following the meeting with Acting Prime Minister of Belgium Yves Leterme which was held at the Egmont Palace.
Touching upon the Kazakh-Belgian relations, the Head of the State noted that the parties should bring the cooperation to a new level. "Before the crisis our trade amounted to USD 500 mln. Then it decreased. But this year it has increased by 50 percent. But we determined that having such economy, raw materials resources, we can make a big profitable business in the field of high technology, energy, biotechnology, medicine, pharmacy and agriculture", N.Nazarbayev said.
Besides, touching upon results of the Kazakh-Belgian business forum with participation of Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium in October, the Kazakh President noted that Brussels will host the similar event on Tuesday where agreements amounting to USD 1 bln will be signed. "I think that this is only the beginning. The Business Council we decided to create will determine mutually beneficial cooperation", the Head of the State emphasized.
N.Nazarbayev noted that in the course of the negotiations with Yves Leterme the sides discussed the issues of regional and global security and agreed that Kazakhstan and Belgium had common views. "Belgium and Kazakhstan have no unsolved problems, in the face of Belgium we want to have a leading partner in Europe", the President said.