Nazarbayev Urged Kazakh Companies to Invest in Armenian Economy More ActivelyNovember 7, 2006 - 16:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev urged Kazakh companies to invest in Armenian economy more actively. «Kazakhstan develops at a high rate. I urge you to study the situation in Armenia, invest and earn money,» Nazarbayev said at a business forum in Astana. «We discussed bilateral relations with the Armenian President. Trade and economic relations are the major ones here and these are at a very low level today,» Nursultan Nazarbayev said. «The number are so low - $14-15 million, this does not fit either needs or potential of our countries,» the Kazakh leader added.In his turn Armenian President Robert Kocharian noted that the structure of the economies of Kazakhstan and Armenia "could complement one another." "We have a normative legal basis for economic cooperation. The attractive investment climate in Armenia allows businessmen investing money and being sure that his property is protected," the Armenian leader said. He added that banking, IT, vegetable processing, mining, metallurgy and other fields may be most attractive to Kazakhstan, reports Kazakhstan Today. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |