BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 14. Maintaining long-term trade and economic relations amidst current realities is of great importance, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said at the Central Asia-Russia summit, Trend reports.
According to him, measures of small and medium-sized business support, launching joint projects on energy, industry, transport, logistics, and agriculture, are of particular necessity as well.
“Meantime, it's necessary to remove trade barriers and prevent protectionist measures. The countries should intensify efforts to develop intra-regional trade, as well as focus on improving the trade structure and expanding its range,” Tokayev added.