The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Massimov discussed the issue of diversification of gas supplies to Ukraine, as well as a number of infrastructure projects, where they have the opportunity to participate Ukrainian producers, said on Thursday on the Internet office of the Ukrainian leader. Poroshenko and the head of the Ministry of energy and coal industry went on a working visit to Kazakhstan, where they will stay until Friday. "Petro Poroshenko and Karim Masimov have discussed a number of infrastructure projects, where they have the opportunity to participate Ukrainian producers. For example, projects in construction, engineering, oil and gas and agricultural industries. The head of Ukraine and Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Also discussed issues of diversification of gas supplies to Ukraine ", - is informed in the report. It is also stated that Special attention was paid to the expansion of transport infrastructure to move cargo from Asia to the European Union through Kazakhstan and Ukraine. The story is about the project of " the Economic belt of the silk road route to Western China - Western Europe. according to the state statistics service of Ukraine, who leads the administration Poroshenko, according to the results of the first half of 2015, total trade of Ukraine with the Republic of Kazakhstan amounted to $ 544, $ 1 million (decreased in comparison with the same period in 2014). Positive for Ukraine trade balance has been $ 237 million. The idea of building a new " silk road ", which is required to connect China with countries of Europe and strengthen ties with Asia and Africa, the President of the PRC XI Jinping put forward in 2013. The story is about the creation of a trade corridor for direct delivery of items from the East to the West on favorable terms. China hopes in the implementation of the proposal to make the transport network from the Pacific ocean to the Baltic sea, to reduce barriers to trade and investment and make wider system of settlements in national currencies.