BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 8. Kazakhstan’s trade
turnover with the countries of the Eurasian Economic Community
increased 1.7 times, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
said at the anniversary summit of the Supreme Eurasian Economic
Council (SEEC) in Moscow, Trend reports.
“In a relatively short period, our Community has transformed
into an important and promising integration association in the
international space. Together, more than a thousand different
regulatory documents were adopted. The correctness of the chosen
vector of development of our community is confirmed by the
macroeconomic results of the decade. Thus, the trade turnover of
Kazakhstan with the member countries of the Community has increased
1.7 times, reaching $28.5 billion, and exports more than 2 times,”
he said.
President Tokayev pointed out that cooperation within the
framework of the Eurasian Economic Community contributes to the
progressive development of the economy of Kazakhstan.
“Based on the results of last year alone, the country’s GDP grew
by 5.1 percent. We consider this a good result,” the president
added.