The strategic partnership between Russia and Kazakhstan recently reached a significant new milestone as the two countries signed a series of bilateral cooperation agreements during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to the Central Asian nation.

Leaders of Russia, Brunei, Japan, Venezuela, South Africa, Kazakhstan, Angola, Sweden and Switzerland and political parties have sent congratulatory messages and letters to Party General Secretary To Lam on his election as State President, Le Minh Hung on his election as Prime Minister and Tran Thanh Man on his election as National Assembly Chairman.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh had a meeting on February 3 with Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) Timur Suleimenov to discuss ways to enhance financial and monetary cooperation, as part of the Vietnamese Government delegation's working visit to Kazakhstan from February 1 to 3.

As part of his working trip to Kazakhstan, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh met on February 2 with Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin to discuss concrete steps to implement the Strategic Partnership framework established during General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee To Lam’s visit to Kazakhstan in May last year.

Kazakhstan has officially announced its decision to join the Abraham Accords - an initiative fostering diplomatic relations between Israel and Muslim-majority nations - a move that has immediately drawn the attention of international observers.

Winning prestigious awards at two renowned international circus festivals in Russia and Kazakhstan, artists of the Viet Nam Circus Federation have ignited national pride among audiences and contributed to affirming the position of Vietnamese circus on its journey of integration.

A container cargo rail route between Vietnam and Kazakhstan was launched last December, according to the Railways Transport and Trade Joint Stock Company ( Ratraco ).

Vietnam will contribute proactively, actively and responsibly to shared concerns at the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), Ambassador to Kazakhstan Pham Thai Nhu Mai has told the press.