Kazakhstan and Russia have signed a new cooperation plan for 2027-2028 following high-level talks in Astana.

The agreement was reached after negotiations between Foreign Ministers Yermek Kosherbayev and Sergei Lavrov, marking another step in strengthening bilateral ties, The Caspian Post reports via Kazakh media.

Kosherbayev noted that relations between the two countries are built on long-standing traditions of friendship, good neighborliness, and deep economic and humanitarian cooperation.

He also highlighted the importance of trust-based dialogue between the two countries' leaders, pointing to recent and upcoming high-level visits-including a state visit by Kazakhstan’s president to Russia and a planned visit by Vladimir Putin to Kazakhstan.

Russia remains one of Kazakhstan’s key trading partners, with bilateral trade exceeding $27 billion last year.

During the talks, both sides discussed expanding collaboration across key sectors, including energy, transport, logistics, industry, digitalization, and cultural exchanges, as well as coordination on regional and global issues.

The two countries reaffirmed their readiness to maintain close cooperation within international and regional organizations, reflecting their aligned positions on major geopolitical matters.