Dariga Nazarbayeva met with Russian PM

The parties specified that the States established an intensive political dialogue and deep economic ties, developed cooperation in all areas. There is an interest in the development of industrial cooperation, the implementation of bilateral projects between Kazakhstan and Russian enterprises.

During the discussion, they discussed the issues of legal support for movement and stay terms of Kazakhstanis in Russia, the changes in the status of border checkpoints, the creation of a common model Environmental Code, the ecology of landfills in Kazakhstan, as well as the problems of the distribution of water resources, including transboundary rivers.

Also during the meeting, Dariga Nazarbayeva raised the issue on the supply of Kazakhstan’s coal to Russia and Ukraine. According to the Speaker of the Senate, after the introduction of restrictions on the export of goods from Russia and transit through its territory to Ukraine, for Kazakhstani enterprises, on the one hand, access to the Ukrainian market was closed, and on the other, the Russian market was significantly reduced.

“Objectively, there are no other target markets for Kazakhstan’s coal. The European destination has virtually stopped due to falling prices and rising transport costs. In such conditions, our coal mining enterprises are near to stop”, D. Nazarbayeva said.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev noted the importance of the visit of the Chairman of the Senate and emphasized that the ties between Russia and Kazakhstan are wide and deep.

The head of the Government of the Russian Federation made a special emphasis on the fact that relevant instructions were given on all the topics discussed.

“The issues that were raised today will find positive solutions. I instruct my deputy Alexei Gordeyev to take all necessary actions to create a joint commission on the Ural River. The existing common issues must be resolved on mutually beneficial conditions”, D. Medvedev emphasized.