Tokayev said Kazakhstan and Russia will strengthen strategic partnership

Sochi, The Gulf Observer: There are no grounds for making pessimistic forecasts regarding the future of Kazakh-Russian cooperation, said President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during his meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Sochi.

“We share the world’s longest border, which is completely delimited,” said Tokayev.

Tokayev reiterated his determination to strengthen bilateral cooperation and strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and Russia.

“Industrial cooperation is now yielding significant results. Last year, the volume of trade reached $24.5 billion. According to this indicator, Russia ranks first in our trade turnover and trade is doing quite well this year,” Tokayev said.

President Tokayev also mentioned that Kazakhstan is chairing the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) this year and invited President Putin to attend the organization’s summit scheduled for October in Kazakhstan.