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88 % of commodity positions coordinated

The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, and the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, held a telephone conversation by the initiative of the Russian party. During the conversation the officials noted that, as of today, 88 % of commodity positions have been coordinated within the limits of the unified custom duties, the agency reports citing the president's press service.

Astana. May 5. Kazakhstan Today - The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, and the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, held a telephone conversation by the initiative of the Russian party. During the conversation the officials noted that, as of today, 88 % of commodity positions have been coordinated within the limits of the unified custom duties, the agency reports citing the president's press service.

According to the press service, during the conversation the leaders of the states paid special attention to creation of the Customs Union of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus. As of today, within the limits of the unified custom duties 88 % of commodity positions have been coordinated. The parties are carrying intensive negotiations and are discussing the questions of access of Kazakhstan export goods to the Russian transport infrastructure, including oil-and gas pipelines.

The leaders of the states exchanged information on the process of introduction of Kazakhstan and Russia in WTO and agreed to coordinate this process.

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