President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will be in Paris on Tuesday and Wednesday, after passing through Moscow the day before.
From our special correspondent in Astana and Almaty
“We have no other solution than to pursue balanced relations between Russia, China and the West, on the understanding that our priority remains Central Asia.” Thus the Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, Roman Vassilenko, summed up last week for Le Figaro the particular geopolitical equation of his great country – the ninth largest in the world by area -, landlocked between the empires. “There is no question for us of moving away from Russia, but at the same time we want to develop our relations with the West”, he added. Of which act.
Just re-elected on November 20 for a second term, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will be in Paris on Tuesday and Wednesday… after passing through Moscow on Monday, where he met with Vladimir Putin. “For Kazakhstan, Russia has always been and remains the main strategic partner”, he said Monday after his meeting at the Kremlin. There is no doubt that Emmanuel…
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