Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received the Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan Radiy Khabirov, El.kz reports with reference to the press service of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The Head of State stressed that interregional cooperation, in which the Republic of Bashkortostan occupies a special place, makes a significant contribution to bilateral relations between Astana and Moscow.
"Your visit has the great importance in terms of giving an impetus to the comprehensive relations between Kazakhstan and Russia. We are making every effort to diversify our ties, whether it is industry, agriculture or the humanitarian sphere," he said.
The President noted the successful implementation of a number of agreements, including the Roadmap for Cooperation for 2023-2024 signed at the government level.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev positively assessed the dynamics of trade between the regions of Kazakhstan and Bashkortostan. Trade figures for 11 months of 2023 exceeded $350 million. At the same time, Kazakhstan is one of the three leading trading partners of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
In turn, Radiy Khabirov thanked Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for the traditionally warm welcome on the Kazakh land.
- We feel your attention to the development of relations between Bashkortostan and Kazakhstan. We came with a large delegation. Over the past 2-3 years, we have significantly increased the volume of trade and industrial cooperation. Today we have opened the Kazakhstan-Bashkortostan Forum. Kazakhstan is our main partner. We feel comfortable here," the guest emphasized.
At the meeting, special attention was paid to the intensification of cooperation in trade, economic, cultural, humanitarian, industrial and other spheres of mutual interest.
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