dear vladimir vladimirovich dear participants of the forum i congratulate everyone on such a significant event holding the 25th anniversary st. petersburg international economic forum, i thank vladimir vladimirovich for inviting a warm welcome in the cultural capital of russia for a quarter of a century. the st. petersburg forum has deservedly acquired the status of an authoritative expert platform and has taken its rightful place among other world discussion platforms. our meeting is taking place in a special situation of heightened political and economic turbulence. the global upheavals associated with the pandemic and growing geopolitical tensions have led to a new reality to replace globalization. the era of regionalization has arrived. the process of reformatting traditional economic models and trade routes is rapidly changing the world. unfortunately, in most cases, inflation is not for the better. in many countries, breaking ten-year records, growth rates are slowing down the world economy is becoming more competitive for investment and resources. the constraining factors of economic growth have become climate change, an increase in migration flows, an acceleration of technological changes, all these processes do not pass by our attention. speaking of the new reality, it is important to keep in mind the rapidly changing structure of the world order. it would seem that stable vectors of interaction along the line, east-west, north- south, are important for the countries of our region. it is not easy to find the right answers to all these challenges. well and try to get the most out of them . therefore, we have to consistently realize the full potential of cooperation within the framework. large-scale political and economic reforms they are aimed at restarting public administration and building a fair new kazakhstan our efforts are focused on ensuring that economic growth has a proportional impact on improving the well-being of citizens we are aimed at the sustainable development of trade and economic relations opening of new industries creating conditions for growth human capital and the introduction of investments in the francs of the country's large-scale modernization is building new rules of the game in the economy without obvious monopolies, its drinking corruption , our first priority is to support entrepreneurship and improve the business climate in order to maximize the protection of the rights and investors of stability and predictability. if we fulfill all our obligations to our traditional partners, kazakhstan will continue its course towards building an inclusive fair society, eliminating social inequality. in my opinion, for the sustainable development of all countries in the region, it is necessary to define new horizons for cooperation and form future growth points for our economies. along with this, one should always remember the most important task of ensuring international regional security, therefore, further. i would like to draw your attention to the following points. first as i said, strengthening the potential of the eurasian economic union, this task remains relevant for us, the total volume of the economies of all the states of the union is now more than two trillion dollars. it is a huge market with free movement of goods, capital, services and labor. in any case, this should be the case, despite the pandemic, geopolitical upheavals , cooperation within the framework. the union continues to consistently strengthen the volume of mutual trade last year. it reached the maximum for the entire period of functioning of the union and amounted to about 73 billion dollars, which is a third more than the indicator of the previous year within the framework of this association, the key trade economic partner for kazakhstan was russia remains last year, the mutual goods of work, the trade turnover of the two countries grew by almost a third, reached more than 24 billion dollars, these are record figures for us this year, the positive dynamics is preserved for the first quarter of this year, the volume of goods turnover increased by more than 12 %. in my opinion, it would be appropriate and useful to develop a new trade strategy within the framework of the eurasian economic union, taking into account the new reality, instead of counteractions, which, frankly, are unlikely to be productive should have been more active. i would say a proactive and flexible trade policy with a wide coverage of the markets of asia, the middle east, kazakhstan is here. could play a useful role as a kind of buffer market. in general, the ultimate success of eurasian integration largely, if not to a large extent , depends precisely on the effectiveness of our common trade strategy. kazakhstan, russia can bring industrial cooperation to a qualitatively new level. we have a special program plan, industrial cooperation in the new conditions, investors from russia will be provided with industrial sites, appropriate infrastructure and a favorable investment climate will be created. in principle, this is already becoming particularly relevant in the current realities, the full realization of the agricultural potential of our countries is becoming. according to the data. fau provision of agricultural land russia and kazakhstan occupy a leading leading position on a global scale, this fact is of particular relevance in the light of deterioration of global food security, according to the united nations, this year the number of hungry people will increase from 270 to 323 million. supplying the population with high-quality safe food and nutrition remains a paramount task and a factor in maintaining and internal stability to create a reliable food system. it is important to introduce innovative solutions and advanced technologies to reduce food losses approaches to ensure food security and should be developed. how do we national levels, and within regional associations. including, of course . an economic union, taking into account the needs of the interests of all state participants, without coordinated work, it is difficult to count on achieving the goals set in this important area, in other words, the fight against exorbitant inflation with food shortages. this is our common task now and in the foreseeable future there is no more urgent goal for us, because it directly concerns the well-being of our citizens, the potential of our countries allows us to stably and fully provide our markets with the necessary food products. what the president of russia convincingly said today. second, i consider it important to continue the process of expanding trade and economic cooperation with third countries. kazakhstan, the future, an active participant in integration processes, invariably favors mutually beneficial cooperation with other international organizations on the sidelines of the st. petersburg forum. as i know, i am interested in discussing the formation of a large eurasian partnership. this is an initiative of the russian the federation assumes that this concept will be focused, among other things, on the creation of a common space for equal cooperation of regional organizations, therefore kazakhstan maintains a positive attitude towards the process of creating a large eurasian partnership. this year, kazakhstan chairs the commonwealth of independent states, its successful experience of many years of functioning in difficult geopolitical conditions clearly proves the effectiveness of multilateral dialogue tools, i believe that the cis can become the most suitable base for the implementation of such a mega-project. i mean , big eurasia. or big eurasian partnership on this highway. the eurasian economic union could become an integral part of the large and eurasian space, the coming decade such traditionally friendly countries as china india, the state of the middle east, south and east asia can become major investors in the economy of our region. china has already become the main economic and foreign trade partner of kazakhstan. the country has invested more than 22 billion dollars in our economy over the past 15 years, therefore deepening multilateral cooperation. with china for our country is a very important task, not only political moments seem to be relevant , and, of course, economic aspects are to be. in my opinion, to strengthen direct ties between business structures and build new transport logistics corridors now. meeting with russian representatives representatives of other interested states. we prioritize attention to the discussion of these issues , joint efforts to create a pool of breakthrough innovative and technological projects of continuous transport and logistics chains , and ultimately the formation of new opportunities for the growth of the economies of our countries, look promising, the third kazakhstan has consistently supported international efforts to combat climate change. we plan to consistently expand opportunities for the growth of green investments and the implementation of related projects. environmental problems are global in nature and affected almost all countries of the world, including kazakhstan last year due to low rainfall and shallow water on the rivers. many of our farmers seriously affected by drought. the ural transboundary river is in a critical condition on our territory, it is called i believe that such long-term challenges and the sustainable development of our states should be addressed together i think that we should seriously consider the prospects for introducing the principles of a circular economy, the so-called circular economy. we are working on reduction of energy intensity in the domestic product, expansion of the renewable energy sector and reduction of transit losses. in this industry, the similarity of the economies industrial infrastructure links between the two countries. yes, and geography itself dictates the need for joint efforts in this important strategic area. hopefully together. we will be able to develop effective approaches and specific measures for significant progress in this direction, the fourth reliable source of economic growth. of course it's quality. human capital and constructive intercultural dialogue. within the framework of the international decade for the rapprochement of cultures proclaimed by the united nations, we will continue the policy of preserving the cultural diversity of our country and promoting places of civilizational dialogue at the international level. in september of this year, the next congress of the leaders of world and traditional religions will be held in our capital. we welcome the participation in this forum of religious leaders from russia and almost all of them confirmed participation in kazakhstan is actively reformatting the system of higher education with the participation of leading foreign universities, including russian deepening of international academic relations is of particular importance in terms of strengthening the tradition of kazakh russian cooperation, i am sure the successful implementation of a number of joint educational cultural and steve will make a significant contribution to the progressive economic development of our countries dear participants of the forum kazakhstan proceed from the firm understanding that eurasia is this is our common home and the state of our continent should closely cooperate. in the united community. we are convinced that building a peaceful, stable and economically strong eurasia will be a powerful driver of sustainable development and inclusive growth. on a global scale, i am confident that such an authoritative discussion platform, which brings together very high-class experts, has great potential for finding productive ideas aimed at normalizing the international situation and returning the global economy to a positive dynamics. thank you for your attention. in the name of allah, merciful, merciful mr. president of the russian federation vladimir putin ladies and gentlemen, dear participants of the forum, first of all. allow me to congratulate his excellency president putin on the occasion of the anniversary forum, which, since its first session in 1997, has become an important platfor