AKIPRESS.COM - The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin on September 13 held a meeting with representatives of the Association of Turkish and Kazakh Businessmen headed by the chairman of the Board of the Association, the owner of the Eksen Group Firat Develioglu, the PM's press service said.

The issues of strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation between business structures of the two countries and the implementation of new joint investment projects in Kazakhstan were discussed.

“Turkey is among the top 10 countries-major trading partners of Kazakhstan. According to the results of 2018, the trade turnover between our countries reached more than $1.9 billion. Over the 7 months of this year, the volume of mutual trade grew by 73.5%, compared with the same period in 2018. We highly appreciate the participation of Turkish companies in the implementation of economic projects in Kazakhstan. Our common task is to increase the level of investment cooperation,” said Mamin.

The Head of Government invited the Turkish business to create export-oriented enterprises in the fields of agriculture, light industry, construction materials.