A new bypass road will be built on the
Kazakhstan-China border. Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov discussed the project
details with Ludo Sarens, chairman of a Belgian company. The bypass at the Nur
Zholy checkpoint is expected to ease traffic flow. The road will be 3.2 kilometers
long and designed for oversized cargo weighing more than 100 tons. A bridge,
parking areas, and supporting infrastructure will also be constructed. The
investor will fully fund the project, with total investments around $50
million.
«Because today there’s a lot of congestion
with all the traffic coming from China and going the other way. And what the
idea is to take a separate part of land and all the other overdimensional
cargoes coming in to there so that they do not use the normal border crossing.
This will reduce a lot of congestion so that the normal trucks and visitors,
people from China that come as tourists to Kazakhstan, have much better access.
And we are very pleased to have the full cooperation of the Kazakh government,»
said Ludo Sarens, chairman of Sarens, Belgium.
Chinese company to build industrial park in Kazakhstan
Prime Minister Bektenov also met with the
chairman of a leading Chinese agricultural processing company to discuss plans
to build an industrial park in the Turkistan region. Several enterprises are
planned to be launched there. Construction has already begun on a plant with an
annual capacity of 50,000 tons of dried vegetables. The investment volume has
increased to $90 million. Additional processing enterprises are planned for
other regions as well. The finished products will be sold on the domestic
market and exported to the United States and the European Union.
«We have decided to invest in the Kazakhstan
market, focusing on deep vegetable processing. The Turkistan region was chosen
for this purpose. Relations between Kazakhstan and China are dynamically
developing in all areas, including the economy. Kazakhstan has a well-developed
agricultural sector, and our company has extensive experience in processing. I
believe this creates opportunities for building a successful partnership,» shared
Li Yantao, chairman of Qingdao Wanlin Food Co., Ltd.
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