🇷🇺🇰🇿 Joint Statement by President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the Seven Pillars of Friendship and Good-Neighbourliness between the Peoples of Russia and Kazakhstan (Astana, May 28, 2026)

Today, the world is undergoing profound and rapid change. The system of international relations is facing serious challenges and threats, global instability and a crisis of trust are intensifying, and familiar approaches to ensuring security and sustainable development are being reassessed.

Russia and Kazakhstan are convinced that there is no alternative to building a more just world order – one that opens up opportunities for sustainable development and is capable of placing the international situation on a path towards stabilisation and fundamental recovery.

In such periods, strong and time-tested principles of interstate interaction acquire particular value – principles based on mutual respect, good-neighbourliness, consideration of national interests and equal partnership.

🤝 The bond between our countries rests precisely on these approaches, drawing on close historical ties, mutual support and mutually beneficial cooperation.

In this regard, efforts will be made to strengthen the following pillars of friendship and good-neighbourliness between the peoples of Russia and Kazakhstan:

The FIRST pillar – shared history and a responsible approach to its objective interpretation in the spirit of friendship and good-neighbourliness.

The SECOND pillar – joint efforts to develop Eurasian integration and to form a regional space of cooperation, security and dialogue.

The THIRD pillar – the common border as a space of good-neighbourliness and cooperation.

The FOURTH pillar – economic partnership.

The FIFTH pillar – linguistic and cultural diversity as a shared heritage, traditional values and civilisational affinity.

The SIXTH pillar – youth cooperation, educational exchanges and cooperation in sports.

The SEVENTH pillar – a shared vision of the future.

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We see the future of Russia-Kazakhstan relations as a space of sustainable and mutually beneficial development, in which our countries act as equal partners, strategic allies and good neighbours.

By consistently strengthening these seven pillars, we are reinforcing trust and stability and expanding opportunities for a worthy future for our peoples.

☝️ We are convinced that the friendship and good-neighbourliness of Russia and Kazakhstan, grounded in a common history and a shared commitment to creation, will remain a reliable foundation for our interstate relations for the long historical perspective.

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