I am confident in the coming year partnership between Russia and Kazakhstan to strengthen: Putin

ASTANA. January 1. KAZINFORM President of Russia Vladimir Putin extended congratulations on Christmas and New Year 2014 to foreign heads of state and government, Kazinform has learnt from Kremlin's press service.

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Congratulating President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, Vladimir Putin stressed that active joint work in 2013 contributed to the fruitful development of relations between the two countries in various areas. It also speeded up integration within the Customs Union and the Common Economic Space and the work to create the Eurasian Economic Union. The Russian leader has no doubt that in the coming year work will continue to strengthen the strategic partnership between Russia and Kazakhstan and expand constructive cooperation in resolving pressing issues of regional and global nature.