official representative of the russian foreign ministry maria zakharova. well, let's start a new information hour with the official visit of vladimir putin to kazakhstan, in astana, he was personally met today... by the country's president kasym zhumar takaev. the working day of the leaders of the two countries began with participation in the forum of interregional cooperation, and then negotiations took place in a narrow format. now we’ll tell you about everything in order, of course, not without the help of my colleague, our correspondent, robert frantsev, he communicates with us directly from astana. robert, i hello, please tell me what you were talking about specifically. speech at the forum, what else is on

the agenda today, during the official visit? hello, dmitry, the russian leader’s visit to kazakhstan began with a gala reception at the akarde presidential palace. the distinguished guest was greeted in the ceremonial hall by a guard of honor, then. the presidential orchestra performed the anthems of the two countries, then the leaders of kazakhstan and russia walked along the carpet to the negotiation hall. in general, it must be said that this year this is already the fourth meeting of the presidents of russia and kazakhstan and, of course, such a density of contacts emphasizes the very special privileged, strategic nature of relations between moscow and astana. day after tomorrow. 10 years since the conclusion

of the basic agreement between russia and kazakhstan on good neighborliness and alliance in the 21st century, it has indeed become a solid basis for the development of our multifaceted friendly relations. it is worth mentioning such a significant event in the development of cultural and humanitarian ties as the holding of russian seasons in kazakhstan. this year in the republic there will be days of russia have been organized, i want to remind you that 61,000 citizens of kazakhstan are studying in our universities in russian ones, and 30,4000 are financed from the russian budget, we do not believe that these are some kind of useless expenses, on the contrary, they create a good basis for us maintain, maintain our relations at the proper level, we have preserved and increased our main wealth, fraternal feelings and good neighborly relations between the two peoples, i note with satisfaction that today

our interaction is developing successfully, presidents putin and takaev also via video link took part in the interregional forum of russia and kazakhstan, which is currently taking place in kastanay, in general, contacts at the regional level play a special role... in the dynamically developing relations between russia and kazakhstan, in particular, it is at the regional level that about 70% of the trade turnover between russia is accounted for and kazakhstan, which is also showing growth this year and is approaching the historical figure of $30 billion. our mutual trade turnover with kazakhstan in 2022 increased by more than 10%. according to our statistics, 8.2 billion dollars in

january and august of this year, countertrade added another 7%, while the use of national currencies in export-import transactions has noticeably expanded. russia is one of the largest investors in the kazakh economy, the total volume of russian capital investments is a little less , a little more modest, according to our statistics, too, my friend and colleague kasamzha... said that this is 20, more than 20 billion, according to our estimates, where - a little more than 17 billion, but in principle, this is a good figure and, uh, a good trend kazakhstani in russia, according to our data, 4.6 billion dollars. there are about 6,000 business structures with russian capital operating in various kazakhstani regions, and the total value of joint

projects being implemented or planned for implementation with russian participation is estimated at $36.5 billion. at the interregional forum, a serious package of documents was prepared , which is estimated at approximately $100 million, according to which they cover a variety of areas, since the relations between russia and kazakhstan are truly dynamic cover all possible areas of the economy, from transport, agriculture, of course, energy, in general, as was noted today during the negotiations, russia is the largest foreign investor in the economy of kazakhstan, as the president of the country kasimzhamart takaev said today, more than half of all foreign enterprises are registered and operating in kazakhstan, these are russian enterprises, their number is approaching 20,000, and it must be said that cooperation in this area is not limited to mining, we are talking about full

-fledged industrial cooperation, so at the moment more than 140 projects are being implemented in kazakhstan - in the field of industrial cooperation, and these are tens of thousands of jobs, these are new technologies with our interaction in the trade and economic investment sphere, industrial cooperation, year has been showing steady growth year on year, with bilateral trade turnover today reaching $27 billion, which is a record figure. the volume of direct investment from russia exceeded $20 billion. what out of over 4,200 enterprises with foreign participation operating in kazakhstan, almost half, that is, 19,000 are russian companies, we interact in almost all sectors of the economy,

industry, agriculture, transport, infrastructure, i would especially like to note the growing level of cooperation in the field of energy, convincingly emphasizes that kazakhstan and russia are strategic partners and allies. moscow and astana are interested in developing logistics potential, here, of course, we are talking about development of the north-south transport route, moscow and astana also plan to further increase air transportation between the countries, in particular, an increase in flights to chelyabinsk is being discussed. and novosibirsk. the most important topic, of course, is the transit of energy resources, and here the agreement on the supply of russian gas through kazakhstan to uzbekistan is the most important factor in ensuring regional energy security throughout central asia, so indeed work in this direction bears fruit not only for

russia and kazakhstan , but also for neighboring states another important aspect of the relationship between russia and kazakhstan is cooperation in the field of agriculture. russia and kazakhstan are leaders, world leaders in wheat production, and here sanctions have a serious impact on the supply of these vital resources and , as the president of kazakhstan noted in the conditions of such geopolitical turbulence, it is vital that food, fertilizers and seeds are not subject to foreign sanctions and in this... issue, of course, kazakhstan fully supports russia, and of course, energy is another important aspect of the relationship between moscow and astana, so today it was announced that russia will take part in the construction of three tpps on the territory of kazakhstan, the relevant documents will be signed at the interregional

forum in kazakhstan, and the use of peaceful atoms, here russian rosatom also offers kazakhstan, which is the world leader in uranium mining, its... services and cooperation in this area open up new prospects that should further deepen cooperation between russia and kazakhstan. in general, if we talk about the prospects for relations between the two countries, the leaders of russia and kazakhstan agreed that relations between the peoples of our countries are a benefit that we received from our ancestors and which we must develop in the interests of our descendants. dmitry, yes, robert, thank you, robert frantsov was in direct communication with us from the outpost in kazakhstan, let us remind you once again today of vladimir putin with an official visit, well , just in time for geopolitical turbulence, or rather, what is on the margins, and what naturally does not uninteresting, everyone cares, one more topic

, it was not officially stated at the negotiations, but of course, it is implied, the geopolitical situation in the world, in particular the support of ukraine from the united states, that’s the question i asked the press secretary. president, author and presenter of the program moscow, the kremlin, putin, pavel zarubin, and of course, we’ll listen to the answer. in kiev and washington, it’s time for everyone to understand. it is impossible to defeat russia on the battlefield, the white house announced yesterday that 96% of the money planned for ukraine has already been spent, but they can print it, they have unlimited possibilities , whatever, i just recently read that the united states actually spends over 200 million dollars an hour on servicing its debt, the machines will soon break down, there will soon be a shortage of paper. well , about the us plans, pavel zarubin talked with russian foreign minister sergei

lavrov, who is also in kazakhstan as part of the russian delegation. direct quote: biden still believes in ukraine’s ability to regain lost territories. blessed is he who believes in us, so in people say. zelsky promises another counter-offensive in winter and spring, while the white house states that 96% of the money has already been spent. well, it’s generally difficult to comment on zelsky, he... among other things, he stated that even if they stop giving him help, he will continue the battle alone, i find it difficult to say anything about this, in my opinion everything is obvious, but now to the far east of russia, the first sberbank it school opened there in yakutsk, the campus area is almost 2,000 km, and students will have access to two hundred working stations, there

it’s very cool that such a cluster has appeared, again, this is the strategic vision of the leadership of the republic, and this needs to be developed, the most talented people, absolutely, at such an international level, and we will help them in every possible way, there are a number of areas of cooperation, this is what will happen is in demand in the future world, well, the first all-russian dokuchaev conference dedicated to the restoration of the ecology of donbass opened in rostov-on-don, bringing together scientists from the russian academy of sciences, representatives of specialized, federal, regional departments, experts, environmentalists, they will think about solving the problems that have accumulated over the past 30 years. while these territories were under the control of ukraine, these were , for example, desertification of lands, the consequences

of the destruction of the kokhovskaya hydroelectric power station, but issues related to the restructuring of the coal industry. we hope that just a conference with the participation of specialists from new constituent entities of the russian federation will allow us to develop a specific plan of action on how... the russian federation. but to see the beauty of kamchatka, do not leave moscow. visitors to the russia exhibition at vdnkh have such a unique opportunity. today is kamchatka territory day. what they say there, what they show, of course, we find out from our correspondent maria valieva. she's joining us now. mash, welcome. of course, we already know that the exhibition is abundant. interactive, very high-tech platforms, and kamchatka certainly

shows something special. yes, dima, welcome, indeed, the guys from kamchatsky prepared a very interactive exhibition here region, we have the opportunity not only to watch the volcanic eruption, i would like to draw your attention to, look how many people are standing here with their phones watching... this amazing natural phenomenon, and when visitors leave the stand, they have the opportunity to touch, touch kamchatka, look, these are pieces of solidified lava, i’ll definitely bring them to your editorial office, well, by the way, people who leave here, they immediately think about how to go to kamchatka, so we just looked at how much tickets cost... to kamchatka, but approximately from moscow round trip is about 30,000 rubles.

in principle, such an accessible trip , today we talked with the governor of the kamchatka territory, he dispelled these myths that kamchatka is a very expensive pleasure, no, it is quite accessible to everyone, they are actively working on it now. there remain problems associated with the infrastructure of on-site accommodation, the tours in kamchatka themselves, we are now working on this and trying, again , to destroy the stereotype that kamchatka is a mandatory helicopter and a luxury vacation, not at all, kamchatka is accessible everyone, today the governor of the kamchatka territory told us about how the region is developing, about what projects have been implemented in kamchatka over the past 6 years, we are creating

high-quality living conditions, in recent years we have managed to make great progress in road construction and housing construction , is now being completed, a project to create the best airport in the far east, next year it will open its doors, probably the main thing is that we are proud that kamchatka is becoming more and more accessible, traveling to our peninsula is accessible now without attracting every resident of russia. thanks to the construction of the international airport, it was opened. kamchatka will soon become a transport hub, and this point on the map is also a key link in the northern sea route. kamchatka today is waiting for everyone and not only for a trip, although of course the trip will always be unforgettable, but kamchatka is also waiting for each of

you so that through your efforts, your work and love kamchatka... continues its development, literally yesterday, on behalf of the president , kamchatka within budget additional funds of 5 billion have been allocated for the development of gasification and energy supply issues. well, today, on the day of kamchatka, here at the exhibition in the forum and in other pavilions there is a busy program, for example, the governor of the kamchatka territory is expected in the fifty-seventh pavilion, there will be a difficult exam while the performance is taking place, and also here at the exhibition in the forum they are waiting for the metropolitan of simferopol and crimea tikhon . dima. yes, mash, thank you, well, in fact, even i didn’t believe that tickets cost around 30,000 round trip, so i checked the website for 17,000 it's really worth it if you fly tomorrow. marvelous. this is, of course

, an economic question and a very important one. and maria valieva was in touch with us at vdnkh; today we will remember the day of the kamchatka territory. this is economic news in brief: more than a hundred british companies have admitted to circumventing anti-russian sanctions, the financial times reports. previously , the uk government announced that it was ready to accommodate enterprises that report violations themselves and would have their fines reduced. let me remind you that last year the country introduced sanctions against more than 1,600 russian individuals and companies. europe's largest steel foundries are forced to shut down due to low demand. y dismiss workers. according to morgan stanley's estimates, we are already talking about 7% of capacity in the eu and great britain. thus , swedish sub announced a reduction in production and personnel, and the german company klöckner will fire every tenth employee. investors will get a complete picture of the state of the industry when the largest steel flying company in europe and the world, arcelor mittle, reports earnings. more than

10 million tires were produced in russia during the third quarter of this year - writes businessmen. this is a record. indicator: growth exceeded 17%. the main reason is said to be the transition of foreign factories to russian manufacturers. imports are also growing. over 9 months, 23 million tires were imported into the country, mainly for passenger cars. rostelecom and vicky increased revenue in the third quarter. roselecom's net profit increased by 58% and exceeded 13 billion rubles according to international standards. vk's revenue increased by 37% from well now the new frames are out. dear vladimir vladimirovich, more once again, i cordially greet you all members of the russian delegation in astana. your

official visit to kazakhstan can rightfully be called historical without any exaggeration. it marks a new milestone in the strategic partnership with russia, substantive negotiations have just taken place, on literally all issues of our cooperation a complete mutual understanding of joint work has been achieved, there is a lot of work, and nevertheless, we are determined, as i understand it, to be constructive, and there are no - any doubt that the desired result of this work will be... as it was before, and previously there were issues that required prompt resolution, either at the level of governments, or at a higher level of heads of state. they certainly found a solution. it is symbolic that this is an important event, i mean, your visit is taking place on the eve of the tenth anniversary of the signing of the treaty

on good neighborhood and alliance in the 20th century; let me remind you, it was signed on november 11, 2013. this is a fundamental document from our point of view; the long-term principles of relationships contained in it have become concrete action programs. which is actively being implemented. today, bilateral cooperation is successfully developing in all areas in the spirit of strategic partnership and alliance. your visit began with our speeches and the opening of the interregional forum; we recognized that this format of cooperation is certainly effective and useful and, of course, we will continue to work in this direction. well, we are allies, strategic partners, there are no fundamental issues or problems in our cooperation, in our,

in our relations, in kazakhstan and russia, he understands equally well that an independent, sovereign choice of development paths does not hinder, on the contrary, it greatly increases the returns from an equal, mutually beneficial partnership, you have spoken on this topic more than once, i... am grateful to you for your deep understanding here this situation. the unshakable values ​​of friendship, trust and good neighborliness are the heritage of our ancestors from time immemorial, who lived on both sides of the border, and we are obliged to preserve and pass on these values ​​to the next generations. this is truly a value. thanks to joint efforts, the border is actively working for the benefit of the economies of both countries, about 25 million ordinary kazakhstanis and russians living in the border regions experience concrete benefits, and we can

confidently say that the kazakh-russian relations, tested by time, will remain unshakable and not subject to any political situation, and of course, it is very important that not only the government of our countries, but the people of our countries, well understand... the value, mutually beneficial cooperation on the principles of strategic partnership and alliance. we spoke today during the opening of the interregional forum about the active fruitful development of trade and economic interaction, investment cooperation, the figures are, of course, really impressive, according to our data, the volume of trade reached 27 billion dollars, about 20 billion dollars came from russia to the economy of kazakhstan as direct investment , but kazakhstan also managed to invest $6 billion in investments in the russian economy,

that is, the process is mutually beneficial, reciprocal, and this cannot but rejoice; trade ties are actively developing, not only in the trade and economic sphere, but in the humanitarian sphere, in the field of education. today you mentioned russian seasons, that is, cultural exchanges, are developing very successfully, all this will naturally be in the field of view, and we will maintain these ties, i personally, as the head of state, am absolutely interested in cooperation, multifaceted cooperation between kazakhstan and russia, successfully continued its development. thank you.

colleagues, first of all i would like to express my gratitude for the invitation and for the fact that we have the opportunity to meet today and talk in detail about the entire complex of our relations, we are talking about russia and kazakhstan. are allies, i would like to emphasize that we are not just , at least this is how we look at it in russia, not just allies, the closest allies, such relations have developed over the previous many years, and i am very pleased to note, and i want to thank you for that he saved this trend, this tradition, strengthening our relations, which certainly benefit our peoples, about this: the figures of economic interaction now i will not repeat them , but i just said this, we talked about this at the regional forum for

our meeting today, for this visit and served as this forum of regions, which is clear evidence of what is happening, as we say on earth , that is, in real life, well, in this case, in the literal and figurative sense, we mean what is happening on earth, because topic forum of rural agriculture, and this is one of the most important sectors. both russia and kazakhstan , we in russia are proud of what we have done over the past 8, 10 years in the field of agriculture, when russia from an absolute importer of agricultural products has turned into the largest exporter, ranking first in the world in wheat exports, in this year, as i already said, i want to say it again, it’s pleasant to say

and pleasant. to repeat, we, uh, will retain a very good potential of 60, and maybe more, million tons of wheat for export to world food markets, but our relations with kazakhstan are not limited to the economic sphere, not limited only to this most important area of ​​agriculture, the most important area is cooperation in the field of high technology, here... we have good prospects, groundwork, in this regard , of course, the most important area is education, because only educated, well-prepared people can implement the tasks that are a priority, in this regard, education is a real factor of economic growth, this is an extremely important thing, and here mutual exchanges, not only

the training of specialists in russia, but mutual exchanges in the field of education and science, are extremely important, aimed at the future of our countries peoples, here we have something to work on, i won’t list everything now, but these are interesting and promising areas of our cooperation, in the field of industrial production, there are very good ones developing clusters in the field of mechanical engineering, in the field... in general in the field of the chemical industry, which is in one way or another connected with all complexes of production activity, of course, we just spoke in a narrow format, in some detail about - financial, financial interaction, we understand all the difficulties that are associated with the current situation, but i am sure that, based on

the priorities of national... interest , we will always be able to resolve, without violating any of our international obligations, we will be able to resolve those issues that pose to our obvious, mutual national interest, and thereby we will strengthen our sovereignty in the international arena, is extremely important for the development of any country, because just like education in the field of high technology development, sovereignty in the development of the state in general is: the most important component of the future nation and, we proceed from the fact that any nation, we proceed from the fact that this sovereignty will be strengthened, despite the need and compliance with all our international obligations, one is not the other interferes, but the priority should always be national development, the interest of our own people, and we in russia proceed precisely from this, we believe that our closest allies

in the whole world, not only kazakhstan, kazakhstan of course, as i said, are the most of all allies, the closest allies to us, so this is how it turned out, this is exactly how it turned out in our relations, including , first of all, of course, thanks to the line of the president of kazakhstan, this is how we will act, well, except for education, everything, everything, what is connected with the humanitarian sphere, creates... a very good basis for relationships between people, in order to maintain, not just mutual interest , mutual respect, people for each other, our peoples for each other, and all this has developed over the course of, not just the last years and decades, for centuries, and we, for our part, will do everything to ensure that this trend continues, thank you very much, thank you, these were shots from kazakhstan,

where it continues.