Overview
- Kazakhstan’s president arrived in Moscow with a Russian Su-35 escort and received an honor guard welcome at Vnukovo-2 from First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov.
- The Kremlin said Vladimir Putin and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will review all areas of cooperation, with particular emphasis on trilateral gas projects involving Uzbekistan.
- A joint Declaration on comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance is slated for signing during the visit, according to Tokayev’s published agenda.
- Tokayev underscored logistics upgrades, including boosting the West Europe–West China corridor, modernizing 30 border checkpoints, and expanding the North–South route.
- A roadmap for the Russia–Kazakhstan–Turkmenistan–Iran rail link targets 20 million tons of throughput within five years, as bilateral trade nears $30 billion with more than 170 joint projects.