The creation of the Customs Union contributes to improving the business environment - Ambassador of Kazakhstan

February 25, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The creation of the Customs Union of Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan contributes to improving the conditions for doing business in the territory of the three countries. This was stated by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Belarus Anatoly Smirnov today at the opening of the international investment forum in Vitebsk, BELTA correspondent reports. "The agreement on the creation of the Customs Union contributes to improving the conditions for doing business, and therefore opens up new prospects for representatives of the business circles of our countries," the diplomat said. Kazakhstan is represented by a large delegation of business circles at the investment forum in Vitebsk. "This indicates our country's interest in developing cooperation with Belarus," the ambassador noted. "I am confident that certain agreements will be reached at the forum." Anatoly Smirnov emphasized the importance of such investment forums, pointing out that in the context of the global crisis, attracting investment is a key factor in economic development. -0-