12:55, 29 April 2009 | GMT +5
S Korea interested in production of high-tech equipment in Kazakhstan
ASTANA. April 29. KAZINFORM /Kanat Kulshmanov/ Korean companies are interested in production of high-tech electronic equipment on the territory of Kazakhstan, PM Karim Massimov and his South Korean counterpart said in the telephone conference; Kazinform reports.

The PM also informed that the issue of construction of the Balkhash Thermal Power Plant was also touched upon in the conversation. It is known that Korean companies Samsung and KEPKO are involved in the plant construction.
The Korean party proposed to hold talks between Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund and KazMunaiGas and the LG Chemical regarding their participation in construction project of the petrochemical plant based in Atyrau.