16:23, 17 March 2009 | GMT +5
President offers Emirati businessmen to invest into Kazakhstan's economy
ABU-DHABI. March 17. KAZINFORM /Aigul Tulekbayeva/ President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev proposes Emirati businessmen to invest into Kazakhstan's economy.
During the first session of the Business Council in Abu-Dhabi President Nazarbayev outlined several priority directions for cooperation . First of all, it is development of the industries with high added value. ?These should be the businesses which will perform deep processing of Kazakhstan's natural resources ? chemistry, petrochemistry, oil products, metallurgy, mechanical engineering, equipment for transport, oil-and-gas and agricultural industries?, he said.
According to President Nazarbayev, development of agrobusiness industry and particularly manufacture of agricultural products with further export and development of infrastructure are among investment-attractive sectors. In this regard he reminded of commenced implementation of Kazakhstan?s megaproject ? construction of West China ? West Europe higway.
Nursultan Nazarbayev noted that Kazakhstan considered the UAE to be a reliable political and economic partner. ?I invite you to open up Kazakhstan's market more extensively?, he said.