November 6, 2006 - 17:52 AMT
Kocharian: Armenia Counts on Increase of Kazakh Investments
Armenia counts on increase of Kazakh investments in its economy. RA Presisent Robert Kocharian said at a meeting with Kazakh leader Nursultan Nazarbayev. "We are watching the investment activities of Kazakh entrepreneurs and we welcome Kazakh business in our region," the RA President said. "Armenia would also like to expand humanitarian cooperation. The resources are huge here and we see the genuine wish of the Kazakh side to develop this cooperation," Robert Kocharian said.
"We are interested in cooperating with a state which occupies leading positions in the Central Asian region. We are trying to gain such positions in the South Caucasus," the Armenian leader said. For his part Nursultan Nazarbayev remarked that there are no obstacles for the development of the Armenian-Kazakh relations adding that Kazakhstan is ready to expand bilateral ties, reports Kazakhstan Today.