Kazakhstan and Turkic-speaking countries sales hit USD 7,5 bln

ASTANA. KAZINFORM "The sales between Kazakhstan and Turkic-speaking countries reached USD 7,5 bln," head of the Kazakh Majilis committee for international affairs, defence and security Maulen Ashimbayev said on Monday in Astana.

"We have a great potential and we seek for close cooperation," Ashimbayev told the third sitting of the legal issues commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Turkic-speaking Countries (TURKPA). "Turkey, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan are Kazakhstan's fraternal countries. The parliaments of our countries also contribute to the development of cooperation between our countries. We attach great value to further development of the TURKPA and widening ties between the Turkic-speaking countries," he added.