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Russia-Kazakhstan digital cooperation will help their partnership — Putin

Putin thanked President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for the fact that Kazakhstan "chose a partner from Russia as a strategic partner"

VLADIVOSTOK, September 3. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin expects that Sberbank's cooperation with partners from Kazakhstan will help strengthen the partnership between the two countries.

Putin thanked President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for the fact that Kazakhstan "chose a partner from Russia as a strategic partner." "The option presented by Sberbank was chosen by the government of Kazakhstan as the most optimal and with the participation of the president, I know this very well," Putin said.

Earlier, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin and Head of Sberbank Herman Gref signed a memorandum of cooperation on projects for the digital transformation of Kazakhstan, transition to a platform model of digitalization, and the concept of Data Driven Government.

The sixth Eastern Economic Forum is being held in Vladivostok on September 2-4 in a hybrid (combined online and in-person) format, the main topic of the business program is "New Opportunities for the Far East in a Changing World." Other programs that are part of the forum include Youth EEF, EEF Junior, and Far East Street. The forum is organized by the Roscongress Foundation. TASS is the general media partner and the official host photo agency of the event.