ASTANA, February 15. /TASS/. Relations between Russia and Kazakhstan reached an unprecedentedly high level following the state visit of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Moscow in November 2025, Russia’s ambassador to Astana Alexey Borodavkin said in an interview with TASS.

"Our cooperation with Kazakhstan at the level of the foreign ministries fully corresponds to the spirit of Russian-Kazakh relations, which, as is known, in November of last year reached a new, unprecedentedly high level of comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance following the historic state visit of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Russia," he said.

The ambassador also added that the procedure for opening another Russian consulate general in Kazakhstan — in the Caspian city of Aktau in the west of the republic — is at its final stage.

"The procedure for opening the Consulate General of Russia in the city of Aktau is at its final stage. It will make it possible to expand Russia’s diplomatic and consular presence in fraternal Kazakhstan," the ambassador said.

Tokayev paid a state visit to Russia on November 11-12, 2025. During the visit, he held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and a declaration was signed on elevating bilateral interstate relations to the level of a comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance.