Kazakhstan, Russia suggest CIS countries to devote 2009 to cooperation in energy sphere
Kazakhstan and Russia suggest the CIS countries devoting 2009 to cooperation in energy sphere. The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said at the joint press conference in Astana with the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday.
Astana. May 23. Kazakhstan Today - Kazakhstan and Russia suggest the CIS countries devoting 2009 to cooperation in energy sphere. The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said at the joint press conference in Astana with the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday.
"As it is known, we have agreed to work in CIS according to the formula: one year - one subject. We propose the issue of cooperation in energy sphere to be the topic in 2009," N. Nazarbayev said.
The President of Russia D. Medvedev noted that "the questions of cooperation with the CIS countries need the most attention." "In the future, if we wish to improve our mutual relations, we should achieve realization of the accepted decisions on time," the leader of the Russian Federation explained.
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