ASTANA. February 28. KAZINFORM /Muratbek Makulbekov/ - Delivering the annual Address to the Nation at a joint session of the Kazakh Parliament’s Houses Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev underlined the importance of searching the ways for approaching the markets of the neighboring states with a view of further intensive development of the economy, Kazinform reports. N. Nazarbayev expressed confidence that Kazakhstan will be a regional leader of the economic development. “We should pay a lot of attention to the markets of Russia, China, Central Asia and the Caspian regions “, the President mentioned. “Economic integration within the frame of the CIS, EurAsEC and SCO remains a major point in Kazakhstan's trade activity. Kazakhstan suggests creating an Eurasian Economic Union of the states”, N. Nazarbayev noted.