sentences:  On 28 March 2002 in an article in "Izvestia", Massimov announced that the Government of Kazakhstan planned to increase wheat exports to Iran from 100,000 to two million tons.Massimov and Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres announced from Jerusalem on 29 October 2006 that the state-owned National Innovation Fund of Kazakhstan would begin investing in the Peace Valley project and other projects in the Middle East.Massimov said, "I came to Israel with a clear message to the nation in Zion from the president, that Kazakhstan is a moderate Muslim state which is interested in being involved in the Middle East.