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Presidents of Russia and Kazakhstan's Vladimir Putin and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during a meeting in the Kremlin on Monday discussed the creation of a “tripartite gas union” with the participation of Uzbekistan to coordinate actions in the transportation of gas from the Russian Federation. This was announced by Tokayev's press secretary Ruslan Zheldibai on his page on the social network.
At a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, the President of Kazakhstan said that during the negotiations that ended earlier, Putin spoke about the need to create a “trilateral union”. Tokayev added that Kazakhstan must “penetrate deeply into this topic” to “reach the desired results and agreements.”
According to Zheldibaie, the leaders of Kazakhstan and Russia believe it is necessary to “hold detailed negotiations” involving experts of the three countries with the aim of finding a rational solution to this issue “taking into account the interests of all interested parties.”
The day before, the president of Kazakhstan visited Russia for the first time after being re-elected as the head of state. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev noted during the meeting with Vladimir Putin that Russia was and remains the main strategic partner of Kazakhstan. And the Russian president noted the significant importance of the visit, saying it “underlines the special nature” of relations between the two countries.