Russian-Kazakh cooperation is based on the principles of brotherhood and friendship, and also strategic partnership, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said.
Strengthening the relations between the two countries is an unconditional priority for Moscow, he said.
"To us, of course, strengthening relations with Kazakhstan is an unconditional priority, our cooperation is based on the principles of brotherly friendship, strategic partnership and alliance," Mishustin said at a meeting with Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov.
Russian-Kazakh mutual trade is successfully developing, the indicator has increased by 10% to $25.5 billion, he said.
Speaking about the agenda of bilateral relations, Mishustin said it is important for the parties to speed up the creation of new production chains in industry, machine-building, energy, and transport infrastructure.
"And of course, mutual, so to speak, complemenability of economic, production and technological potentials of both the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan creates a good foundation for that," he said.
All these issues are under permanent control of the bilateral intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation, the Russian prime minister said.
