11:57, 02 March 2011 | GMT +5
Talks on SES establishment were quite uneasy - K. Massimov
ASTANA-MOSCOW. March 2. KAZINFORM The negotiations on establishment of the Single Economic Space were quite uneasy. Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Massimov has said it in an interview to RBC TV Channel.
According to him, Kazakhstan and Russia have much in common. "This is our advantage, alongside this is our weak side. Conducting reforms in Kazakhstan provides great opportunity for Russian business. Interaction in many spheres can help us, promote and complement the decisions of our governments," K. Massimov noted.
"The negotiations on establishment of the Single Economic Space were quite uneasy. The experts, ministers and prime ministers had to take decisions which will have far reaching consequences. It took as a year to reach a compromise over this issue," the Kazakh PM stressed.