MOSCOW, November 12. /TASS/. Moscow and Astana are discussing intensifying cooperation in the field of personnel training, mining and expanding gas supplies, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with Kazakh leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Putin thanked Tokayev for supporting the Russian language in Kazakhstan, noting that Russian-Kazakh humanitarian cooperation has always been intensive.
TASS has compiled the key statements of the Russian leader.
- Putin invited Tokayev to an informal summit of the CIS leaders scheduled for the end of December in St. Petersburg: "We, of course, are waiting for Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich at these events."
- The talks between the leaders of the two countries were constructive and productive: "This fully corresponds to the nature of truly friendly and good-neighborly relations between Russia and Kazakhstan."
