MOSCOW, November 28. /TASS/. Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan signed a joint declaration on Monday on the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

The document was signed in Moscow after their talks.

Tokayev is on an official visit to Moscow, his first since winning the November 20 early presidential election with 81.31% of the vote and taking office on November 26.

During his talks with Putin, the Kazakh president noted the political importance of the fact that he is paying his first official visit to Russia. "I would like to thank you for your personal congratulations on my re-election as Kazakhstan’s president. Indeed, my first foreign visit is to Russia, which has a profound political significance," he said, adding that the visit is also symbolic in the context of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and Kazakhstan, which was marked on October 22.

"Today, we are signing a declaration dedicated to this historic date. Russia has always been and is Kazakhstan’s key strategic partner, a state with which we have the most close relations in various spheres," Tokayev said.