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China, Kazakhstan to ink deals worth $30 billion on Saturday
Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - Kazakhstan and China will sign 22 agreements on Saturday worth a total of around $30 billion (19.1 billion pounds), including several deals in the key oil and gas sector, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said.
"Among these (agreements) there are large-scale ones, including on cooperation in the oil and gas sector, which are essential for us," Nazarbayev told a briefing after meeting with China's President Xi Jinping.
"We have reached an agreement on building a new oil refinery (in Kazakhstan), which we need so much," Nazarbayev said, without giving further detail.
Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/09/07/uk-kazakhstan-china-deals-idUKBRE98608520130907