The parties have noticed that according to the reached agreements between JSC "NC "KTZ" and OJSC "Russian Railways" on granting of competitive transit conditions the real prospects of increase in loading of ferroalloys, grains, oil products, ferrous metals scrap, fertilizers in the direction of Latvian ports have arisen. The forecast volumes of transit transportation will make more than                        2 million tons in 2010 that higher than volumes of 2009 by 63 %. In particular, transportation of Kazakhstan's grain during the current year is planned in volume of up to 700 thousand tons; transportation of ferroalloys, nonferrous metals in containers will increase. The choice of Riga port as a reloading point for humanitarian cargoes for Afghanistan will give positive impact to dynamics of transportations in the railway communication - the Latvian Republic-Republic of Kazakhstan.

The heads of railway administrations expressed mutual interest in increase of transit freight transportation and coordinated joint actions for creation of the competitive tariff conditions promoting increase of transportation volume between two countries.