Kazakhstan, Astana, May 29 / Trend /
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin within the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, the press service of Akorda reported on Wednesday.
During the meeting, President Nursultan Nazarbayev said the upcoming meeting of the heads of the three states will consider important documents.
Regarding bilateral Kazakh-Russian relations, the President expressed the hope that a comprehensive treaty on good-neighborliness and alliance in the XXI century, which is at the preparation stage, will be signed this year.
"Our task is to develop mutual trade and strengthen the Customs Union. There is also some interest shown by Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan; their presidents have arrived in Astana. They have a good opportunity to get acquainted with the progress of the integration process for further action. Taking this opportunity, I want to also thank you for the invitation to attend the G-20 summit," the president of Kazakhstan said.
Vladimir Putin, in turn, expressed his gratitude for the organization of the meeting of the heads of states.
"We see how much personal attention you pay to the development of Russian-Kazakh relations. Through this direct participation, our relations are developing very quickly and efficiently and trade volumes growing. You definitely are a leader in the integration process, and in the most essential forms and types. Therefore, it is symbolic that we are meeting here in Astana. I am convinced that our meeting will be productive and useful," the President of Russia said.