22nd Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum

Vladimir Putin and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took part in the plenary session of the 22nd Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum, Forming a Global Logistics Ecosystem: New Horizons for Russia-Kazakhstan Cooperation. The Forum is being held in Omsk on July 24–25. Its participants include deputy prime ministers, heads of ministries and departments, heads of constituent entities of the Russian Federation and regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, representatives of the parliaments, business and expert communities of both countries. * * * President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr President, colleagues, friends, Allow me to warmly welcome you all once again in Omsk, Russia. This is the 22nd Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum. And, as I have just said at our bilateral working meeting, the first such forum of regional representatives from our countries took place right here, in Omsk, in 2003. Since then, such fora have become a good tradition and are being held regularly. I was just recalling one thing: we know that President Tokayev was delighted to visit Omsk also because, in the winter of 1945, his father, Kemel Tokayev, was treated in a military hospital in this city, after being seriously wounded at the front. This is what I wanted to say in the beginning, and, if I may, I will make my small introduction right now and then give the floor to the President of Kazakhstan. This time the forum has brought together over 650 representatives of Russia and Kazakhstan, including heads of Russian constituent entities and Kazakhstan regions, deputy prime ministers, heads of ministries, members of parliament, entrepreneurs, experts – in short, all those who are deeply involved in the practical development of bilateral relations in the economic, political and social spheres. I would like to highlight that during the talks we just had with the President of Kazakhstan, we highly appreciated the active involvement of the regions in advancing the full scope of the Russia-Kazakhstan partnership. It is largely thanks to the coordinated efforts of regional authorities and businesses that trade is picking up and mutual investment flows are increasing. Thus, in 2025 our mutual trade reached almost US$29 billion, and the amount of Russian investments in Kazakhstan’s economy exceeded US$30 billion. Kaynak: (BYZHA) Beyaz Haber Ajansı