Overview
- Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov is in Kazakhstan on a working visit that includes chairing the XXIII CSTO intergovernmental commission on military‑economic cooperation.
- President Kassym‑Jomart Tokayev discussed key directions of bilateral cooperation with Manturov ahead of his November 12 state visit to Moscow.
- Tokayev said he expects the upcoming negotiations in Moscow to be successful.
- Manturov also met Kazakhstan’s First Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar to advance industrial cooperation in automotive production, railway engineering and metallurgy.
- Tokayev cited a joint goal with President Vladimir Putin to lift trade to $30 billion, noting $4 billion in Russian investment in Kazakhstan in 2024.