Kazakhstan, Armenia Sign Cooperation Accords

KAZAKHSTAN, ARMENIA SIGN COOPERATION ACCORDS

Kazakhstan Today news agency website, Almaty
Nov 6 2006

Astana, 6 November: Several bilateral agreements were signed following
talks between Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Armenian
President Robert Kocharyan which took place in both narrow and expanded
formats in Astana today, the agency’s correspondent has reported.

In particular, an intergovernmental accord on mutual visits of citizens
was signed by Kazakh Foreign Minister Kasymzhomart Tokayev and Armenian
Deputy Foreign Minister Gegam Garibdzhanyan.

A convention on avoiding double taxation and preventing income and
property tax evasion was also signed following the talks. The document
was signed by Kazakh Finance Minister Natalya Korzhova and Armenian
Trade and Economic Development Minister Karen Chshmarityan.

An intergovernmental accord on international transport communications
was signed by Kazakh Transport and Communications Minister Serik
Akhmetov and Armenian Trade and Economic Development Minister Karen
Chshmarityan.