America News Agency

Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Ermek Kosherbayev and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed a broad cooperation agenda between the two countries during their meeting in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.

During the meeting, issues such as strengthening the strategic partnership and alliance relations between Kazakhstan and Russia, the schedule of high-level visits and economic cooperation were addressed.

The parties agreed to increase the trade volume, which exceeded 27 billion dollars as of 2025, and to further develop investment relations. Expanding cooperation in areas such as industry, energy, transport and digital technologies was targeted.

Logistics projects such as the “North–South” international transport corridor and the “Western Europe–Western China” highway, as well as strengthening border infrastructure, were also discussed.

It was emphasized that cooperation in education, culture and environment should be increased, and it was stated that joint educational projects and university collaborations between the two countries will continue.

At the end of the meeting, the parties signed the Foreign Ministries Cooperation Plan covering the 2027–2028 period.