Opening of Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway opens up new economic opportunities for India.

The recent opening of the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway that links up with the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas has opened up new economic opportunities for India in the region through Kazakhstan.

According to Kazakhstan's new Ambassador to India Bulat Sarsenbayev, his government plans to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit next year. That could boost the strategic and trade partnership with Central Asia's biggest country.

'Our goal is to increase diplomatic relations, strategic partnership next year. We are going to prepare the next step in our relations. Our president is going to invite Prime Minister Modi to visit Kazakhstan. During that visit, we will sign some agreements, for investments for some trade between India and Kazakhstan,' Sarsenbayev said.

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