​Moscow Hosts Political Consultations between Foreign Ministries of Kazakhstan and Russia

MOSCOW, June 26, 2019 — As part of the Plan of cooperation between the foreign ministries of Kazakhstan and Russia, political consultations were recently held between the two ministries.

The Kazakh delegation was headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marat Syzdykov, while the Russian delegation was headed by Secretary of State and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Grigoriy Karasin.

The sides comprehensively discussed the current state and prospects for the development of bilateral cooperation and the schedule of upcoming joint high-level events, including the preparation process for the 16th Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum to be held in Omsk on November 7, 2019 with the participation of heads of state.

Following the consultations, the heads of the delegations noted with appreciation the high level of interaction across all areas of interstate relations.

The sides noted the importance of the activities of the foreign ministries in coordinating efforts to strengthen integration ties, regional stability and security.