ASTANA. March 11. KAZINFORM First sitting of the Kazakh-Estonian Intergovernmental Commission on economic, scientific and technical cooperation was held in Tallinn on March 9-10, Kazinform refers to the Kazakh Foreign Ministry.

A wide range of cooperation issues was discussed at the session of the Commission, in particular, the interaction in the field of transport and transit, energy, information technologies, tourism, agriculture, education and science, culture and healthcare.

Protocol reflecting perspective directions of bilateral trade-economic cooperation was signed upon the results of the sitting.

Kazakh Co-chairman of the Commission Rapil Zhoshybayev met with Prime Minister of Estonia Andrus Ansip as well. Issues of development of cooperation in implementation of agreements achieved during the visit of the Estonian Premier to Astana in September, 2009 were discussed at the meting. The Head of the Estonian Government complimented the international image of Kazakhstan, wishing successes in the OSCE chairmanship.

The Head of the Kazakh delegation met with Chairperson of the Economic Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (the Estonian. Parliament Urmas Klaas, the Estonian Parliamentary Group on cooperation with Kazakhstan, Deputy Foreign Minister Clyde Kull, leadership of the port of Tallinn and leading Estonian energy company "ESTI Energy" as well.