Kazakh President Tokayev holds meeting with Head of Bashkortostan Radiy Khabirov

The Kazakh Head of State stressed that interregional cooperation with Bashkortostan taking a special place contributes greatly to the bilateral relations between Astana and Moscow.

Your visit is of great importance in terms of giving an additional impetus to the all-round mutual cooperation between Kazakhstan and Russia. We made every effort to diversify our relations, including in the industry, agro-industrial complex, and humanitarian sphere, he said.

The President noted the successful realization of a number of agreements, the 2023-24 cooperation roadmap signed between both governments.

Tokayev positively assessed the dynamics of the trade turnover between the regions of Kazakhstan and Bashkortostan, which exceeded 350 million dollars in 11 months of last year, with Kazakhstan entering the top-3 trade partners of Bashkortostan.

Radiy Khabirov thanked Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for traditionally warm welcome.

We can feel your attention to the development of relations between Bashkortostan and Kazakhstan. A large delegation has arrived. In two-three years, we have significantly increased the volume of trade turnover as well as industrial cooperation. The Kazakhstan-Bashkortostan forum was opened today. For us, Kazakhstan is the key partner. We feel ourselves comfortable here, said the Head of Bashkortostan.

Special attention was also paid to activation of cooperation in trade and economic, cultural and humanitarian, industrial, as well as in other spheres of mutual interest.