The President of Kazakhstan received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov, who arrived in Astana to participate in a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the SCO member states.

Welcoming the Russian diplomat, the Head of State noted the progressive development of Kazakh-Russian relations in the spirit of strategic partnership and alliance.

During the meeting, special attention was paid to issues of further strengthening trade and economic cooperation and promoting investment and industrial cooperation.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasized the particular importance of the full implementation of agreements previously reached at the highest level. In his opinion, all orders are of a strategic nature and are designed to significantly strengthen the multifaceted ties between the two countries.

Current issues on the regional and international agenda, interaction in multilateral formats and integration associations were also discussed.

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