Russian, Kazakh presidents to discuss military-technical cooperation — Kremlin aide

Yury Ushakov specified that the negotiations will be held in two formats

MOSCOW, May 26. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will discuss bilateral military-technical cooperation and other issues during the Russian leader’s visit to Kazakhstan, Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov said on Tuesday.

"The negotiations will be held in two formats – first one-on-one and then in an expanded format," Ushakov said at a press briefing. "During the talks, key aspects of the further development of Russian-Kazakh relations will be discussed – in political, trade, economic, military-technical, cultural, humanitarian and other areas."

"The leaders will also exchange opinions on the key regional and international issues," he noted.

Ushakov reminded that this year Moscow and Astana hold a "parallel chairmanship" in two organizations.

"We, Russia, hold the chairmanship in the Collective Security Treaty Organization [CSTO] and Kazakhstan <…> in the Eurasian Economic Union [EAEU]," he said.

"Cooperation within the framework of these organizations will be also discussed during the talks," Ushakov added.

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