Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev hailed the two countries friendship and strategic partnership on Saturday, the Kazakh Telegraph Agency reported.
Speaking at celebrations for the 10th anniversary of Astana becoming the country's capital, Nazarbayev said Russia has been and will always be Kazakhstan's reliable friend and strategic partner.
The brotherly relations with Russia are of great significance to Kazakhstan, Nazarbayev said.
Medvedev, who arrived in Kazakhstan Saturday for the anniversary, said the two countries were not only strategic partners but also brothers who support each other. Russia treasures the friendship with Kazakhstan, he said.
Astana replaced Almaty as Kazakhstan's capital in 1998.
Source: Xinhua
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