President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received
Minister of Transport Nurlan Sauranbayev to discuss measures to further
strengthen the country’s transit and transport potential. The Head of State
emphasized the importance of actively developing road networks and air hubs to
increase the volume of freight traffic passing through Kazakhstan. Particular
attention was given to the timely implementation of large-scale infrastructure
projects in the railway sector. To increase the share of the transport and
logistics sector in GDP, the President instructed the Minister to conduct a comprehensive
analysis of the limiting factors and to revise current approaches to managing
the sector. Following the meeting, President Tokayev also instructed to adopt a
set of effective measures to expand the capacity of transit corridors and
strengthen Kazakhstan’s position as a key trade and logistics hub of Eurasia.

