OREANDA-NEWS. In H1 2007 the total of EurAsEC member states’ foreign trade turnover made up about USD 310 billion. This was announced today by the Kazakh Transport Minister Serik Akhmetov at the 13th sitting of the Council for Transport Policy under the direction of the EurAsEC Integration Committee being held in Almaty, reported the Official website http://en.government.kz.

According to the Minister, the major goals of the Kazakhstan’s Transport Strategy up to 2015 are creation of effective transport infrastructure to ensure greater competitive ability of the Kazakhstan-produced products and maximum unleashing of the country’s transit potential. This is only possible through close cooperation with transport agencies and infrastructure of the neighboring countries.

“We are witnessing and participating in the strengthening integration processes and accelerated development of trade-and-economic ties among the countries which results in growing goods flows. The total of EurAsEC member states’ foreign trade turnover in the first half of 2007 made up USD 310 billion, 21.7% up year-on-year. The exports grew by 11%, and the imports – by 44%”, S. Akhmetov said.