ASTANA. February 12. KAZINFORM «Kazakhstan intends to sign new Agreement on cooperation with the European Union», Kazakh President said at the meeting with Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, Kazinform reports. The Head of the State congratulated the guest on Czech chairmanship in the EU. N.Nazarbayev noted that the cooperation with the EU is an important strategic direction of the foreign policy and Kazakhstan conducts dialogue with the Union during the years of its independence. «We want to sign new Agreement on cooperation as long as the first one was signed 14 years ago and many things have changed since», the President noted.