The presidents of Russia and Kazakhstan Vladimir Putin and Nursultan Nazarbayev met in Astana to discuss the Ukrainian issue, said on the first day of the week the assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov.

"On October 8-9, Kazakhstan visited the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, and assume that the Russian and Kazakh leaders on the Ukrainian scenario will also have the opportunity to talk with each other ", - said Ushakov reporters.

at the same time says that the Presidents of Russia and Kazakhstan Vladimir Putin and Nursultan Nazarbayev met in Astana to discuss the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic and Ukraine.

"it is expected that in the framework of negotiations the Presidents of Russia and Kazakhstan will discuss a number of topical issues of regional and international agenda. For example, will exchange views on cooperation of Russia and Kazakhstan in the Eurasian economic Union affect the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic and Ukraine ", - reported in the media of the Kremlin.

first it was claimed that the Russian President will visit Kazakhstan on October 15-16, where he will participate in the meetings of the Council of heads of the CIS and the Supreme Eurasian economic Council (SEEC).

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