Serik Akhmetov

Serik Nyghmetuly Akhmetov ( _kk. Ахметов, Серік Нығметұлы) has served as the Minister of Transportation in the Government of Kazakhstan since President Nursultan Nazarbayev appointed him on 25 September 2006. Minister Akhmetov previously served as Deputy Governor of Astana. He has served as Chairman of the Board of the Atameken National Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers of Kazakhstan since 2005. His predecessor, Askar Mamin, became the Mayor of Astana. [http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2006/09/2-tca/tca-260906.asp Kazakh President Appoints New Transportation Minister] RadioFreeEurope/RadioFreeLiberty]

Russia

Akhmetov met with Igor Levitin, the Russian Transport Minister, on 25 October 2006. Akhmetov proposed building a transport corridor using preexisting roads from southern Kazakhstan through Kazan and Orenburg to St. Petersburg. Minister Levitin said the Russian Government would consider the proposal, but that it wanted the corridor to go through Chelyabinsk. They also discussed the "transit of planes from Asia to Europe" and transportation through the Caspian Sea. Levitin plans on making a working trip to Aqtau to further discuss sea transportation. [http://www.exkz.org/?q=node/view/17818 Kazakhstan wants to build road from south to St Petersburg.] ExKz] On 9 November Akhmetov and Levitin met in Aqtau and signed an agreement that created a train and ferry link between Aqtau and Makhachkala ports. The first ferry will carry 52 freight cars of grain and oil products on 10 November. [http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/11/B5F4809F-15AE-44EC-BDDC-34E37761A219.html New Kazakh-Russian Transport Route Opened] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty]

China

He traveled with Deputy Prime Minister Karim Masimov, Finance Minister Natalya Korzhova, and Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Baktykozha Izmukhambetov to Beijing, China from 16-17 November 2006 in an effort to boost bilateral relations. [http://www.hri.org/news/balkans/rferl/2006/06-11-21.rferl.html#23 China, Kazakhstan strengthen ties] Kazinform]

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* [http://au.news.yahoo.com/061023/3/110r7.html Kazakhstan Works On Railroad Passenger Program To 2010]
* [http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/eca.nsf/Content/SelectedPRKazakhstan?OpenDocument&UNID=22AF13B09E010FF685256DF2007C504B Kazakhstan Removes Key Barriers To Leasing With Support Of IFC And USAID]
* [http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-29-2005/0004240310&EDATE= Kazakhstan Launches its First Communications Satellite]
* [http://www.inform.kz/showarticle.php?lang=eng&id=145852 Mazhilis: Kazakhstan’s air space sovereignty aspects]
* [http://www.data.minsk.by/belarusnews/112006/241.html Kazakh Premier visited Minsk scientific-production associations]
* [http://www.railway-market.pl/?p=wiecej&id=936 Railway in Kazakhstan: transport minister speaks out about vital Asian rail commodity turnover]
* [http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-236/0612157139102205.htm Heads of Iran-Kazakhstan joint commission meet]
* [http://english.people.com.cn/200612/22/eng20061222_335130.html HK, Kazakhstan sign Air Services Agreement]
* [http://news.gov.hk/en/category/infrastructureandlogistics/061222/html/061222en06008.htm Kazakhstan, HK sign air-services pact]