Kazakhstan expects Putin's visit in autumn

Kazakhstan expects Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to the country in the autumn for a Russian-Kazakh forum, the Kazakh embassy in Moscow said.

A meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ambassador Dauren Abaev was held today in Moscow.

"The parties discussed the current state of and the prospects for Kazakh-Russian cooperation and interaction within integration institutions, as well as pressing regional and international issues. Dauren Abaev pointed out that trust-based, honest and intense dialogue between the two countries’ leaders was a vivid example of the strategic nature of cooperation.

:In this regard, great importance is being placed on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official visit to Kazakhstan for the Kazakhstan-Russia Interregional Cooperation Forum, which is scheduled for the fall," the statement reads.