While opening the forum Viktor Yushchenko noted that Ukraine is interested in Kazakhstani investments.
- This is of our strategic interest. Ukrainian state will offer a full support to Kazakhstani business in its development on the Ukrainian market. Ukraine is ready to create a relevant commission, which could work on entering Kazakhstani investors to the Ukrainian market, - the President of Ukraine said.
- It is clear that we need to exploit all available tools in order to broaden the mutual involvement of business and capitals in the economies of our countries, to implement promising projects, - Nursultan Nazarbaev said while delivering speech at the forum.
The President of Kazakhstan noted the significant growth of the bilateral commodity turnover, which exceeded 1.6 billion dollars in 2006. The amount of Kazakhstani investments to the economy of Ukraine exceeded 70 million dollars over the last six years, including some four million dollars of direct investments.
On the same day the President of Kazakhstan laid flowers to the Monument of Ukraine’s Glory.