ASTANA, Nov 9. Russia considers Kazakhstan not simply his ally, but his closest ally, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at expanded talks with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana.
«Russia and Kazakhstan are allies. I would like to emphasize that we are not just — in In any case, this is how we look at it in Russia — not just allies, but the closest allies. Such relations have developed over the previous many years. And I am very pleased to note and want to thank Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich for maintaining this trend, this tradition of strengthening our relations, which certainly benefit our peoples,” Putin said.