28.02.2007, 12:40 6518

Egypt to have Kazakhstan main wheat importer

Astana. February 28. Kazakhstan Today - Egypt wishes Kazakhstan would become the main wheat importer. The Minister of International Cooperation of Egypt Faiza Abul Naga said at the meeting with the Prime Minister Karim Masimov in Astana.

"We aspire as to political and trading partnership and would like Kazakhstan to become the main importer of wheat in our country," he emphasized.

According to the Minister of International Cooperation, Egypt consumes about 12 million tons of grain each year, and only half of which is grown up in this country. The rest of 6 million Egypt imports from the USA, France and Argentina.

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