Further steps to strengthen trade and economic relations between Kazakhstan and the European Union discussed Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov and Vice President of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas.
A total of 52 checkpoints are functioning along the perimeter of the state border, modernization works are carried out synchronously with neighboring countries within the framework of road maps. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Transport Satzhan Ablaliyev at the Government session.
Issues of development of road freight transportation and transit were considered at the Government session under the chairmanship of Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov.
Construction of a new railway line Darbaza – Maktaaral with a length of 152 km started in Turkestan region. Alikhan Smailov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, gave an official start to the works in the mode of teleconference.
The volume of transported cargo from China to Europe through our country has increased significantly in recent years, with the share of China in Kazakhstan's transit traffic increased to 27%, amounting to 6.2 million tons. This was stated by Minister of Transportation Marat Karabayev at the Government session.
Measures for further development of the railway industry considered at the Government session chaired by Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov held a meeting on further development of transport and transit potential of the republic and activities of the Kazakhstan Temir Zholy national company.
A wide range of issues of cooperation in various sectors of the economy were discussed by Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov and Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban.
