22.06.2007, 16:35 2499

Kazakhstan, Russia commodity turnover exceeds last year's level by 40 %

Semey. June 22. Kazakhstan Today - Commodity turnover between Kazakhstan and Russia exceeds last year's level by 40 %. The Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary Ambassador of Russia to Kazakhstan Michael Bocharnikov informed in the interview to journalists during his trip to Semey.

"Inter-regional and frontier cooperation between our countries provides us about 70 % of commodity turnover. Our commodity turnover this year already exceeded last year's figures by 40 %. Annual figure last year was nearly 13 billion, therefore, it is possible to estimate how many will be this year," M. Bocharnikov noted.

Besides the projects in economic sphere, Kazakhstan and Russia are considering the opportunity of establishing contacts in scientific and educational spheres.

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