KIEV, March 7 – Ukraine places great significance on its partnership with Kazakhstan and is ready to develop new projects and directions for bilateral cooperation, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said at a Ukrainian-Kazakh business forum in Astana.

The Ukrainian president called on representatives of business circles in Kazakhstan to enter into a mutually beneficial dialogue and joint work. He said that the most promising directions for cooperation are engineering, agriculture, scientific, technical and defense cooperation, and space exploration.