President Nazarbayev meets Iranian leader in Shanghai

During the meeting, the sides discussed deepening of bilateral cooperation and pressing issues of the international agenda. Nursultan Nazarbayev stressed that Kazakhstan had always been committed to the development of mutually profitable cooperation with Iran. President Rouhani, in turn, noted that ‘Kazakhstan is a close neighbor and important ally for Iran' and expressed hope that ‘the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway will have a positive impact on the development of the bilateral trade relations.' Both leaders are in Shanghai for the fourth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA).