ASTANA, Kazakhstan, November 12. A General
Consulate of Russia will be established in Aktau, Kazakhstan,
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced, Trend reports via the Kremlin
website.
Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, Mikhail Galuzin, and
Kazakhstan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yermek Kosherbayev,
exchanged the corresponding notes in Moscow.
This exchange took place as part of Kazakhstan’s President
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s state visit to Russia and his talks with
Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In addition to the consulate agreement, Kazakhstan and Russia
signed several key documents aimed at deepening their bilateral
cooperation. Among them is an agreement on the creation of an
intergovernmental commission for the flight tests of the “Soyuz-5”
rocket and the “Baiterek” complex.
Furthermore, the two countries signed a memorandum of
understanding between the Ministry of Education of the Russian
Federation and the Ministry of Education of Kazakhstan. This
memorandum focuses on the creation of Russian-Kazakh public
educational institutions in Russia and Kazakh-Russian educational
institutions in Kazakhstan.
Another notable agreement concerns the introduction of Amur
tigers into Kazakhstan. A joint action plan was signed to prepare
for the importation of these endangered animals from Russia and
their initial adaptation in Kazakhstan.
Stay up-to-date with more news on Trend News
Agency’s WhatsApp channel
