Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi in Nur-Sultan.
Lavrov congratulated Tleuberdi on the appointment and express confidence that his experience will help him ensure succession of Kazakh foreign policy in general and concerning relations between Kazakhstan and Russia, "which are strategic and allied."
"Our today’s negotiations will make it possible for us to study all areas of cooperation in all structures where Russia and Kazakhstan are participating and plan specific steps that will promote the international agenda toward the settlement of conflicts in various corners of the world and consolidation of stability and security," TASS cited the Russian top diplomat as saying.
Lavrov is officially visiting Kazakhstan today, where he will meet with Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.