Putin and Nazarbayev meet in Beijing

During his visit to China, President Vladimir Putin met with the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, who just like the Russian leader has arrived in Beijing to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.

The Russian president's press secretary Dmitry Peskov reported that the meeting between two leaders was held after "a dinner, which was held on behalf of President Xi Jinping in honor of the guests who arrived for the celebration."

Among the issues discussed in bilateral relations, the heads of state discussed the launch of the new ISS crew into space, where a Kazakh pilot is among cosmonauts, TASS reports.