The share of ruble and tenge in mutual settlements between Russia and Kazakhstan has approached 70-75%. This was expressed by Yermek Kosherbaev, Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Moscow, in an interview with TASS.
“The share of settlements in national currencies is increasing. It is now approaching 70-75%,” he said.
Kosherbaev also stated that Kazakhstan expressed its intention to increase the presence of Russian capital in the country and will do everything possible for this.
“Kazakhstan is counting on strengthening. “We will do everything possible to maintain this presence permanently,” he said.
Former Russian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Alexei Borodavkin declarationIt was stated that cooperation with Kazakhstan in the field of defense and security is of critical importance for Russia. He pointed out that defense and security issues have always been important to Russia, but have now become an absolute priority. According to the diplomat, this is really happening: there is an agreement on military cooperation between the countries, Kazakhstan is an active participant in the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
And the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev discretion Contribution of his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin to the development of relations between Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation.