Saudi Arabia to support Kazakhstan?s WTO accession ? Kazakh MFA

ASTANA. March 7. KAZINFORM First round of Kazakhstan-Saudi Arabia negotiations on accession of Kazakhstan to the World Trade Organization took place in Riyadh during the period of March 1-5, 2009, Kazinform reports.

The Kazakh delegation was headed by Vice minister of Industry and Trade Zhanar Aitzhanova. The Saudi side was represented by heads of ministries of trade and industry, oil and mineral resources, finances, telecommunications regulation agency and the central bank of the Kingdom. In the course of the visit the RK delegation members met Vice Minister of Oil of Saudi Arabia, Prince Abdel Aziz Ibn Salman who expressed readiness for assistance in early completion of the bilateral talks and support organization at multilateral negotiations on Kazakhstan?s joining the WTO. Saudi representatives shared their experience in holding consultations on Saudi Arabia?s accession to the WTO, regulation of state trade enterprises and trade law.