According to RIA Novosti's report on Aug 15, in a government conference Kazakhstan listed 27 countries as key export markets in its foreign trade strategy from 2018 to 2022. It also classified these countries into four categories: priority concern, high concern, general concern and long-term concern.
China and Russia were classified as "priority concern" markets; with Belarus, India, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Uzbekistan and Ukraine classified as "high concern" markets.
Kazakhstan's exports its products to 117 countries, with Italy, China, the Netherlands, Russia, France and Switzerland its main export destinations.