awarded the russian order of friendship, the corresponding decree vladimir putin noted the merits of bek zhaparov in strengthening the alliance and developing strategic relations. between the countries, well , he presented the award to the deputy prime minister of russia alexey overchuk, who met with zhapparov in isykul as part of the kyrgyz-russian economic forum. its participants discussed key vectors of cooperation both at the state level and at the level of joint business initiatives. among the key projects is the construction of a multimodal transport corridor, which will accelerate trade turnover. in general agreements worth 20 billion soms were signed. the armed forces of kazakhstan conducted large-scale exercises in zhambyl. over 300 personnel, 800 units of equipment, be it an armored vehicle, artillery guns or aircraft, were involved in the maneuvers called aibolta-2024, and in addition to standard shooting, the military also worked out scenarios for urgent transfer from one region to another. an outbreak of anthrax was recorded in the almaty region, which infected at least eleven people