N. Nazarbayev to attend VIII Kazakh-Russian interregional coop forum
18:28, 12 September 2011
TANA. September 12. KAZINFORM /Kanat Kulshmanov/ Presidents of Kazakhstan and Russia Nursultan Nazarbayev and Dmitry Medvedev will participate in the VIII forum of interregional cooperation of Kazakhstan and Russia set for September 15 in Astrakhan, Kazakh MFA's official spokesperson Askar Abdrakhmanov said.
The forum will focus on issues concerning the joint response to trans-border emergency situations.
The Presidents are also expected to have a meeting to debate the progress of the implementation of the Joint Action Plan of Kazakhstan and Russia for 2011-2012, fuel and energy complex issues, improvement of the contractual legal framework for the Baikonur space centre, use and protection of trans-border water facilities, and so on.