On November 28 of this year, the XVIII Forum of Interregional Cooperation between Kazakhstan and Russia was held in Orenburg, Russian Federation, with the participation of the Presidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Tokayev K.K. and the Russian Federation Putin V.V.

The forum discussed issues of expanding interregional trade and economic cooperation, as well as the role of regions in the formation of cross-border cooperation.

Also, within the framework of the forum, an Action Plan was signed for the implementation of the Agreement on trade, economic, scientific, technical, cultural cooperation between the Akimat of the West Kazakhstan region and the Administration of the Volgograd region of the Russian Federation for 2023-2025.