Kazakhstan vows to strengthen economic partnership with Pakistan

Islamabad: Kazakhstan on Sunday expressed keen interest to strengthen lasting and long-term economic and trade relations with Pakistan.

Talking to media in Astana, Kazakhstan's Minister for National Economy A Kuantyrov has said that Pakistan and Kazakhstan are engaged in mutual discussions for long-term economic partnership, which would pave the way for economic and trade cooperation between the two countries in the future.

A Kuantyrov said that Pakistan and Kazakhstan could play an important role in regional Economic and trade Integration, for which negotiations are going on in both countries.

He said that the concept of a middle corridor is very important for regional connectivity from which all regional economies could get benefits.