Overview
- Vladimir Putin and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a declaration raising bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance and endorsed a wide package of state and commercial documents.
- The leaders discussed expanding Russian gas supplies to Kazakhstan, including to the industrial north and east, as well as potential transit to third countries.
- Kremlin officials said the presidents addressed uninterrupted operations of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which carries most of Kazakhstan’s oil exports, with no specific terms disclosed.
- Tokayev said Kazakhstan is close to signing an agreement with Rosatom to build a nuclear power plant, describing it as a breakthrough project.
- Putin said almost all bilateral trade settlements now use national currencies, while education ties will expand with three new Russian‑language schools planned in Kyzyl‑Orda, Taras and Turkestan.