The main areas of strengthening of the bilateral military and technical cooperation between Kazakhstan and Russia were discussed at the meeting.
Nursultan Nazarbayev noted that the visit of the Minister of Defence is being paid in accordance with the agreements earlier reached with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Currently, all the issues we have are being resolved within the framework of friendly and confidential relations between our countries. That is why, this visit serves for further strengthening of our cooperation,” the President said.
Sergei Shoigu thanked for the meeting and briefed on the talks held with the senior officials of the Defence Ministry of Kazakhstan.
The President and the Russian Defence Minister stressed successive development of cooperation between the two countries in the field of defence and outlined the key mechanisms of further implementation of corresponding agreements.