NOVO-OGARYOVO, December 14. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with former President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev at his residence in Novo-Ogaryovo in the Moscow Region, the Kremlin’s press office said in a statement on Saturday.

"Vladimir Putin met with first President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev in Novo-Ogaryovo," the statement reads.

The previous time, a meeting between Putin and Nazarbayev was reported to take place in late 2023. Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at that time that the meeting was "absolutely private."

Nazarbayev, 84, served as the first president of Kazakhstan in 1991-2019. In March 2019 he signed a decree on his voluntarily resignation from the post. He was succeeded by current President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.