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“In the many years you have been serving as the head of state, you have earned respect of the people of Kazakhstan and a high international profile. You have shaped the vision of Eurasian integration, and it is now about to materialise, facilitating socioeconomic development in our countries, and ensuring stability and security on the continent,” the President of Russia wrote in his message.

Vladimir Putin praised the warm and friendly relations he enjoys with Nursultan Nazarbayev, expressing confidence that Moscow and Astana will further strengthen their allied and strategic partnership, as well as expand effective bilateral ties within the  Background information Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) Eurasian Economic Union, the  Background information Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) CSTO, the  Background information Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) SCO, the  Background information Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) CIS and many other multilateral platforms in the interests of the brotherly peoples of Russia and Kazakhstan.